Friend Friday
I met Miriam McNamara when I was a visiting faculty member to the Vermont Master of Fine Arts. Her energy was infectious, something I admired in that 3 degree weather [...]
Friend Friday
Today's Friend Friday guest, Frances Wood, and I bonded over birds. I am an amateur (VERY!) birdwatcher and, after meeting one another at the now-defunct Whidbey Island Writers Conference, Frances [...]
Friend Friday
It was Dave Patneaude's son who introduced us, eons ago. I'd been a judge for the PTA Reflections contest and selected Jeff's story to move on to the next level [...]
Friend Friday
I doubt there is a book creator in the Greater Puget Sound area (and likely beyond!) who hasn't been touched by the kind, positive and genuinely good human being, Peggy [...]
Friend Friday
Many years ago, I read Carolyn See's book, Making a Literary Life. There was much to love about this book but what has really stuck with me is her advice [...]
Friend Friday
I had no idea that Duke would launch a series. It turns out if you put a dog in a book, [...]
Friend Friday
I’ve been friends with Larry Dane Brimner since *cough cough.* We first met at the Humboldt County Author’s Festival and since that meeting, I have always admired his work ethic, [...]
Friend Friday
Sometimes the stories we are meant to tell take us out of our comfort zones. That was certainly the case for Darcey Rosenblatt as she was nudged to write what [...]
Friend Friday
Today's guest is a friend from the (sadly) now-defunct Northwest Institute of Literary Arts MFA program. I was the first faculty member in the children's literature arm of the program [...]
Friend Friday
Not only am I delighted to shine the spotlight on Jeannie Mobley's new book, I am insanely jealous of its title! It cries out "read me," so it's moved to [...]