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The Schedule: Wed., Sept. 11, 7:00 p.m.—Connie and Roberta at The Book Cellar, Chicago Thurs., Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m.—Connie and Roberta at The Pile Bookstore, Berwyn, IL Fri., Sept. 13, 1:00 p.m.—Connie and Roberta at Flossmoor Book Club, Homewood, IL Sat., Sept. 14, 2:00 p.m.—Connie at Cleveland Hungarian Museum, Cleveland, OH Mon., Sept. 16, 5:00 […]

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In the four and a half months since FIRE MUSIC was released, I assumed life would cooperate as I dedicated time to promoting. Silly me.

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Writers and people thinking about writing, want to come to a good, affordable conference in Washington’s South Sound? Register for Write in the Harbor, held at the Gig Harbor branch of Tacoma Community College Nov. 3 and 4, 2023. I’ve taught at WitH for several years now and really enjoy both the good teaching and […]

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On Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7, 2023, I will join other writers and speakers at Rivers of Ink in Pacso, WA. Rivers of Ink is an intimate and friendly conference, full of helpful teaching and information, and an excellent way for Eastern Washington writers to connect. On Friday morning I’ll be teaching a […]

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Some things are years in the making, and that���s especially true of books. My novel Fire Music has been one of those long projects, and I used to wonder how I���d ever finish it. But now I���m delighted to announce that this huge labor of love is not only finished but has a publication date: […]

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Ryan Oliver of Mighty Books podcast interviewed me about The Songs We Hide. It was an excellent conversation. Listen in ! Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/wqGxc-4GOzw

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This wonderful conference happens November 4 and 5, 2022 in Gig Harbor, WA. I’ll be presenting, along with a terrific slate of other creative and talented people. If you’re a writer or think you might like to be, come and join us!

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Rivers of Ink is a wonderfully helpful and intimate conference in Richland, WA, this year held on October 7 and 8, 2022. For information about it, click here. I’m excited to be part of it, presenting a workshop titled Tension: A Story’s Dynamic Uncertainty. The other workshops sound very good, too, and a lot of […]

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This June 20-24 in Grand Rapids, MI, I’ll be attending a wonderful new writing workshop. Scriptoria is a joint effort of three universities: Calvin, Cornerstone and Aquinas. It follows the format of an MFA residency, with critiquing workshops in the morning, seminars in the afternoon, and readings at night. Scriptoria encourages faith exploration both in […]

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After living in Peru for a while, I've asked myself some questions about American life . . . and about myself.

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