Though I spent more money on hardcover books this year than ever before (most of them chilling in

Last weekend, a dear writer-friend and I booked a mini-writing retreat/escape at Melville's Arrowhead property in Pittsfield. Arrowhead

plus an upcoming class on developing your short fiction * Exciting news for a Tuesday: Water: Selkies, Sirens

Hello, dear blog readers! This summer feels (at least to me) like a liminal space. A bit free,