The Memory Sessions: Launch

"Does a book remember it once was a word?" —Nina Laden

Book Tour Stop: Darien, CT

I wrote the first bit of The Memory Sessions 13 years ago this month. It's a teenager now, so time to throw it a little party. With music, drinks, food, hearty people, and conversation about childhood, we will toast this memoir without memory. Special thanks to Caitlin Leffel, author and editor, for lending her grace…

Book Tour Stop: Lancaster, PA

I'm taking The Memory Sessions on the road! First stop: HippoCamp 2019, in Lancaster, PA. I've wanted to attend HippoCamp since its inaugural conference. This year's the year! On Friday, August 23, at 6pm, I'll be reading and answering questions along with five other debut authors: James Chesbro, Tyrese Coleman, Anika Fajardo, Randon Billings Noble,…

Pushcart

My essay "If You Find a Mouse on a Glue Trap" (Brevity, September 2018) will be reprinted in Pushcart's annual anthology. When the email from Dinty W. Moore arrived yesterday, I read it more than a few times. More than a dozen, I think. It took that many readings to decode: "Your piece has been…

Mentoring

I began writing seriously in 2006, during my first of two grad school programs. I was sure that I wanted writing to be part of my life, but I was unsure that I wanted writing to be the central focus of my life. I entered grad school with an urge to learn about everything and…