Good News!
I recently received word that my essay, "Let d Be the Distance Between Us," will appear in the June issue of The Grief Diaries. I very much appreciated their interest in providing feedback on an earlier version, and my piece is stronger for it.
Also, I'm eagerly anticipating the chance to get together with other Creative Nonfiction folks in Toronto at this weekend's annual conference of the Creative Nonfiction Collective. The Friday master classes are sold out and conference registration itself has closed, but there are still several events for which you can just buy a ticket and hear an awesome speaker or several. This year's conference program is here.
These "new beginning" events mean a lot to me. This time of year is difficult. My mother's birthday is tomorrow--she would have been 101 this year--and her death anniversary is early next week. Of course, Mother's Day is also looming. Although I think of my mother every day, even 18 years after her death, these anniversaries are extra poignant. I enjoy the chance to be with others, both in person and in online publications, who are making sense of their lives through art.
Tra-la, it's May!
Also, I'm eagerly anticipating the chance to get together with other Creative Nonfiction folks in Toronto at this weekend's annual conference of the Creative Nonfiction Collective. The Friday master classes are sold out and conference registration itself has closed, but there are still several events for which you can just buy a ticket and hear an awesome speaker or several. This year's conference program is here.
These "new beginning" events mean a lot to me. This time of year is difficult. My mother's birthday is tomorrow--she would have been 101 this year--and her death anniversary is early next week. Of course, Mother's Day is also looming. Although I think of my mother every day, even 18 years after her death, these anniversaries are extra poignant. I enjoy the chance to be with others, both in person and in online publications, who are making sense of their lives through art.
Tra-la, it's May!