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All Booked Up mobile bookstore invites the community for a reading of Camilla and the Fall Festival and a kids' candy swap for a free book! WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 1st . Reading at 10 am, book signing at 10:15, candy swap at 10:30 WHERE: DEAN: a coffee shop , 6100 Hollister Ave, Goleta WHAT: I'll read my new picture book (perfect for this time of year!); opportunity to buy books and get them signed, and a candy swap for kids to trade Halloween candy for a book and a chance at a

Heron Tree published two erasure poems I sent in response to their prompt of using the number 12 in some way for the twelfth issue, in found poetry using pre-1929 sources. What a fun prompt! They included my explanation of how I created these poems. I really enjoyed the process of finding these poems within the text of Louisa May Alcott's novel, Eight Cousins . A collage poem also came out of this process, which I hope to have out in the future. Click here for the overview p

My newest picture book is out, well in time for the fall holiday season.

I have a poem in Abandoned Mine, the poetry journal for everyone.

Your favorite map-loving wild boar is back for her fourth adventure! Camilla and the Fall Festival , illustrated by Laura Wood and...

Screenshot from the article -- click on the image to see the full article at Nursery World Nearly everyone agrees that kids can benefit...

The Raven's Perch (I added an apostrophe, I can't help it) kindly chose three of my poems for their award-winning online literary and...

On Friday, February 28, 2025, Roosevelt Elementary invited all kinds of community members, including elected officials, on campus for...

I've been invited to speak at the 2024 Breakfast with the Authors event for teachers, librarians, parents, students, and community...

Former Santa Barbara poet laureate David Starkey invited me on his SBTV show, The Creative Community , and we had a great conversation...

I cried when I found out. I actually cried. The Ojai Film Festival named my feature screenplay, THE DRAGONS' CHOSEN, as "2024 Best...

Oh, screenwriting contests. Don't even get me started. I'll just say that yes, I found value in using contests, especially the ones with...

Did you know Scientific American magazine has a poetry column? They do, and my poem, "Rocket Launch Laconic" is featured in the...

This past May I completed a Certificate in Screenwriting from Santa Barbara City College, and my diploma just came in the mail! (Yes, I...

Celebrate World Honey Bee Day, annually on the third Saturday in August! As pollinators and honey producers, honey bees play an important...

Join me on Saturday July 27, 2024 for the Books in the Woods Book Fair in Pine Mountain Club, California! Celebrating books in a mountain...

My adaptation of the award-winning YA romantasy, The Dragons' Chosen by Gwen Dandridge, is a finalist at the California Women's Film...

I was honored to be on a panel for the UCSB Geography Department's 50th Anniversary, on the topic of "Navigating a Path in Geography,"