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Tomorrow I’m Reading at the Livermore Library
Tomorrow I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore, California as part of the Library’s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will take place from 7 to … Continue reading
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Tagged Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, Adoption, Autism, City of Livermore, Civic Center Library, Dating, Divorce, Finishing Line Press, Friends Authors and Arts Series, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Single Parent, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Reading at Livermore Library in Two Weeks!
In two weeks, I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore California as part of the Library’s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will be held … Continue reading
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Tagged Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, Adoption, Autism, City of Livermore, Civic Center Library, Dating, Divorce, Finishing Line Press, Friends Authors and Arts Series, Gratitude, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Single Parent, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Reading at Livermore Civic Center Library
I’m excited to announce that I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore California as part of the Library’s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will … Continue reading
Dating … Again
I’m dating again. This isn’t a place I expected to find myself after my marriage to Michael 1.0 in 1994, but it comes with the territory following a divorce, thankfully I got help with this since I found everything about … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Autism, Dating, Divorce, Family, Love, Single Parent, Unplanned Life
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A Question of Settling
In Summer 2015, when my brother Tom got engaged, I joked he was moving fast. His long-winded divorce had ended just two weeks earlier. “We’ve dated one-and-a-half years,” he said. “And this time, neither of us are settling.” At the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Art, Authenticity, Autism, Dating, Discontent, Divorce, Family, Heart, Love, Marriage, Perfection, Remarriage, Settling, Unplanned Life
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A Life of Quiet Desperation
For years, my brother Tom lived a life of quiet desperation. I saw it and recognized it in myself, recognized what I had seen years earlier in my father’s father. I think Mom saw it too, must have at least … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Autism, Divorce, Family, Happiness, Marriage, Parenting, Quiet Desperation, Remarriage, Settling, Social skills, Speech Delay, Unplanned 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
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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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TWO DAYS LEFT to Pre-Order My New Book
Finishing Line Press will publish my debut poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, this summer. The pre-sales period for the chapbook is currently underway. Sales made during this period determine the size of the print run. Therefore, … Continue reading
Two Weeks Remain for Pre-Sales of My New Book
Advance sales of my poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, are almost over. The pre-sales period ends April 29th. My goal is to sell at least 110 copies, as the advance sales determine the size of the print run. I’m proud of … Continue reading