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    Under-Worldly (coming to Amazon soon!)

    The wonderful people at Editorial L'Aleph have decided to publish my book of hybrid poetry! Under-Worldly explores literal and figurative underworlds, starting with a canary and ending with a few words of advice from Eurydice. These poems cover everything from the extended version of Prince's "Purple Rain" to the pipes beneath Flint, Michigan. The editors were even kind enough to allow some leeway with the design, so the very talented Madeleine Sargent took the cover photo below! #underworldly #poetry #hybridpoetry #MadeleineSargent #EditorialLAleph

    Why There Are Words reading in Sausalito

    The Tahoma Review was kind enough to send "Late July, Clover Lick, West Virginia" to The Best American Small Fictions. This Thursday night, I'll be reading at the Best American Small Fictions series in the Why There Are Words series at Studio 333 in Sausalito, California. https://whytherearewords.com/2016/11/11/why-there-are-words-presents-sugar-december-8-2016/ #whytherearewords #sausalito #bestamericansmallfictions

    "Air Supply" in Here in the Middle

    Here in the Middle has just hit Amazon! This anthology puts together a wide variety of personal stories of parenting while caring for parents. My essay "Air Supply" describes one of my last moments with my mom, singing an eighties ballad on the floor with a dying woman, my husband and our new baby. Much thanks to the brilliant and hard-working editors Julie Jo Severson and Christine Organ, who worked tirelessly to put this anthology together. #christineorgan #hereinthemiddlebook #jJOseverson #sandwichgeneration

    Book Release at BOULDER BOOKSTORE!

    Book Release at BOULDER BOOKSTORE!

    Under-Worldly available for Review!

    Under-Worldly available for Review!

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