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It’s Official! I’m Poet Laureate
On Monday, June 26th, I was sworn in as the City of Livermore’s fourth Poet Laureate. The Commission for the Arts notified me of its selection a few weeks ago, but I wanted to wait to make the announcement until … Continue reading
Posted in My Life, News, Other Writers
Tagged "A Place to Call Home", City of Livermore, Cowboy Poetry, Creativity, Expectations, Gratitude, Hagemann Ranch, Home, Hometown, Lauren DeVore, Livermore Commission for the Arts, Livermore Heritage Guild, Lynn R. Owens, Poet Lariat, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Time, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Petaluma Reader’s Theatre to Revive Production of Fatherhood
I’m super excited to announce that the Petaluma Reader’s Theatre (PRT) will be reviving their show, Dear Ole Dad: A Tribute to Fatherhood, which includes my story, There’s No Daddy Here. The show is on Saturday, June 18th at 7:30 … Continue reading
Posted in My Life, News, Other Writers
Tagged Acceptance, Autism, Dating, Divorce, Memoir, Petaluma Readers Theatre, Prince Gallery, Single Parent, There's No Daddy Here, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Welcome to Summer School, Part 1
Back in April 2014, when Autism A to Z was making its public launch, I produced a special Storied Nights: An Evening of Spoken Word that focused on autism spectrum disorder. The year before I’d been published in Chicken Soup … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life, Other Writers
Tagged Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bus, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum, Connie Post, Fear, Jennifer Bush, Katherine Briccetti, Laura Shumaker, Michele Bissonnette Robbins, School bus, Special Needs, Storied Nights, Transitions, Unplanned Life
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Another Story Selected for Performance By Petaluma Readers Theatre
Many of you will remember that the Petaluma Readers Theatre (PRT) performed my award-winning story, “Elliott Comes to Play” on stage back in the summer of 2012. As I told PRT after the performance, “seeing my story performed on stage … Continue reading
Posted in My Life, News, Other Writers, Publications
Tagged Adoption, Christine Falson-Daigle, Chuck Kensler, Craig Harris, Cynthia Patton, David Berner, Dear Ole Dad: A Tribute to Fatherhood, Divorce, Ed Rau, Eric Wallace, Family, Jean Wong, Jennifer March, John Noland, Jon Berger, Leslie Scratchard, Pat Tyler, Petaluma Readers Theatre, Sheila Bender, Single Parent, Susan Starbird, Terry Kolkey, The Clear Herat Stage, There's No Daddy Here, Tiny Lights, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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I’m Sorry If I Scare You
I recently read a post on Brevity’s blog that was titled, “I’m Sorry You Scare Me.” Brevity, for those of you that don’t know, is a literary journal that focuses on flash (very short) nonfiction. The article was a guest … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Books, My Life, Other Writers
Tagged Acceptance, Adoption, Authenticity, Autism, Beloved, Brevity, Dating, Denial, Elizabeth Gaucher, Eowyn Ivey, Fear, I'm Sorry You Scare Me, Infertility, Loss, Open Adoption, Single Parent, The Snow Child, Toni Morrison, Unplanned Life
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Storm Clouds Overhead
I just finished reading Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir, The Rules of Inheritance. I read it straight through in two days—a feat which rarely happens anymore in my hectic life. This is even more incredible because the book was not a … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life, Other Writers
Tagged Acceptance, Adoption, Autism, Claire Bidwell Smith, Gratitude, Grief, Infertility, Loss, Memoir, Single Parent, The Rules of Inheritance, Unplanned Life
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