Thank you Joyce
Tomorrow my debut novel, “Mother Mother,” launches and I’m thinking about the teacher who influenced me most as a writer, Joyce Maynard. Although we’re around the same age, Joyce is famously precocious, and, as a girl from New Jersey, I grew up reading her essays in the New York Times. Decades later, relocated to California […]
Back to school
Our first week of distance learning was a success. I’m proud of my HS sophomore and senior–(sophomore! senior!!! what?!?)–for their good attitudes and adaptability. (Not sure I would do so well, actually.) No first day of school pix this year–they’re 18 and 15, enough said. But I found this gem from 12 years ago. xoxo
New cover
My novel has a new cover! Hugo Ayala‘s beautiful painting, Nahualá , is now fully visible. Thank you to Bryn Kristi of Mindbuck Media for collaborating with Apprentice House to find the perfect design. I’ve got to tell you, having this story out of my brain and onto the page is a huge relief. I won’t […]
My book is becoming real.
This arrived. The Advance Reading Copy of my first novel, Mother Mother. The cover is a detail from Hugo Ayala’s painting “Nahuala,” bought in Antigua, Guatemala and hanging in my living room. I’m grateful to my many mentors, teachers, fellow writers, and beta readers whose insights made the book better. Mother Mother is available now […]
Anthem
When our kids were little, we attended Heritage Camp for Adoptive Families every summer. Heritage Camp is a long weekend of presentations, workshops, and fun in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, specifically geared toward different adoptive family groups–Latin American, Chinese, Russian/Eastern European, Korean, African/Caribbean. And every year on the last morning of camp, as we gathered to […]