1. 13. Need a Distraction? Join Me for a FB Live Book Chat!

   

   In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, most of us are sheltering at home and looking for distractions. One good way to pass the time – join me on Tuesday, April 7th for a Novel Network Facebook Live Book Chat.

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2. 14. Generate New Ideas with Prompted

   

   In the midst of this worldwide pandemic, with most of us sequestered at home, we writers should be getting tons of work done, right?

   Well….

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3. 15. Novel Network Facebook Live Book Chat

   

   I’m excited to host a Facebook Live Book Chat for Novel Network!

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5. 16. The Write Process Podcast Interview

   

   I was lucky enough to talk with Charles Jensen, creator of The Write Process podcast, about putting together my linked short story collection, Once Removed.

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6. 17. Blowout Sale of Once Removed

   

   It’s the holiday season, when everyone scrambles to find the perfect gift. Here’s a chance to give my linked short story collection Once Removed to the book lovers in your life at a huge discount!

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7. 18. Carve’s One to Watch

   

   As many of you know, Carve has long been one of my favorite literary magazines. So I’m honored to appear in their Fall 2019 print issue in a “One to Watch” interview with Editor-in-Chief, Anna Zumbahlen.

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9. 19. Countdown

   

   Around midday today, it hit me: Once Removed, my debut short story collection, launches in less than a week.

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10. 20. A Birthday Cocktail for Once Removed

    

    My wonderful production editor, Rebecca Norton, at UGA Press recently emailed to say my advance reader copies of Once Removed, my new short story collection, were on the way.

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11. 21. Once Removed & My Food Obsession

    

    I’ve been thinking a lot about food lately, which is nothing new. After all, I’m Italian by heritage on both sides of my family. We’re the kind of people who plan lunch and dinner while eating a breakfast big enough to glut an elephant.

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13. 22. Literary Roadhouse Bookclub Ep 26

    

    Literary Roadhouse Bookclub is finally back with Episode 26, in which we discuss Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James.

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14. 23. Stories in a Flash at the L.A. Writers’ House

    

    I’m happy to announce that I’ll be teaching an intensive flash fiction workshop this fall called “Stories in a Flash” at the Los Angeles Writers’ House.

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15. 24. Order Once Removed

    

    My linked short story collection Once Removed is available for order! Of course, the best place or order my book–or any book, for that matter–is from local independent bookstores. For me, those include Skylight Books, Chevalier’s Books, Book Soup, and Diesel Bookstore.

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