Boobs reading showcased moving work at Trees Coffee on Granville

Thanks to everyone who came out to Trees on Saturday night to join us in a celebration of Boobs: Women Explore What it Means to Have Breasts. And my sincerest things to Zuri Scrivens, Lynn Easton, Christina Myers, and Jane Eaton Hamilton for sharing their work with us. The cafe was vibrant with sincere emotion,Continue reading “Boobs reading showcased moving work at Trees Coffee on Granville”

Boobs launch packed the Heartwood Cafe

Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to Heartwood Community Cafe on Friday night and joined me and many of the contributors for a fantastic Vancouver launch of Boobs: Women Explore What it Means to Have Breasts. (If you missed it, or just want more Boobs events in your future, don’t worry: more eventsContinue reading “Boobs launch packed the Heartwood Cafe”

Boobs, The Anthology: Vancouver Book Launch

Please RSVP to the Vancouver launch of Boobs here. You’re invited to the launch of Boobs: Women Explore What It Means to Have Breasts at the Heartwood Community Cafe at 317 East Broadway, Vancouver. Join the editor—that’s me!—and many contributors for multiple readings of true stories and poetry. Books will be available for sale andContinue reading “Boobs, The Anthology: Vancouver Book Launch”

Swoon Spring 2016 tonight – March 12, 7pm in Vancouver

TONIGHT my amazing co-host Sierra Skye Gemma and I are going to show our love for literature along with Dina Del Bucchia, Christopher Evans, Daniel Zomparelli, Laura Trethewey, Jim Johnstone, and Daniel Tysdal. For more about these fabulous authors, check out our Swoon Spring 2016 – Meet the Authors post on the Swoon website. AndContinue reading “Swoon Spring 2016 tonight – March 12, 7pm in Vancouver”

Swoon Spring 2016 forthcoming on March 12!

Here’s an early Valentine’s Day present: a new Swoon event to put into your calendars! It’s going to be an awesome evening: March 12, 7pm!

Upcoming Swoon Reading on November 14

The next literary evening of love, sex, and chocolate is less than two weeks away! Check out the amazing author line-up that Sierra Skye Gemma and I are excited to share with you! These are some really lovely people, and they’re going to treat us to some really amazing work! Click the poster below to RSVP toContinue reading “Upcoming Swoon Reading on November 14”

Upcoming Swoon Reading on April 25

The next literary evening of love, sex, and chocolate is only two weeks away! Check out the amazing author line-up that Sierra Skye Gemma and I are excited to share with you! These are some really lovely people, and they’re going to treat us to some really amazing work!   Click on the poster to RSVPContinue reading “Upcoming Swoon Reading on April 25”

An Interview with Ruth Daniell for Geosi Reads

I was recently interviewed by Geosi Gyasi, a Ghanaian poet who writes the popular book blog Geosi Reads. You can now read the whole interview online. I talk about the origins of Swoon, my belief in the importance of speech arts and teaching, my thoughts on literary prizes, as well as some musings about my writing process,Continue reading “An Interview with Ruth Daniell for Geosi Reads”

Save the Date for November 15 – Swoon Fall 2014!

I’m so pleased to confirm that I will be hosting the next event for Swoon along with Sierra Skye Gemma, on November 15, 7pm, at Trees Coffee! The author announcement will be posted in the next week or so, but I can reassure you that we have an absolutely fantastic set of new Swooners forContinue reading “Save the Date for November 15 – Swoon Fall 2014!”

The Writer Tag and Blog Hop, or: My writing process, complete with a robin in the garden

I find it endlessly fascinating to know about other writers’ processes, so I am pretty pleased with the current Writer Tag and Blog Hop that’s going on! I get to read everyone else’s trade secrets and decide which ones I want to steal–and so do you! You also get to look at some photos ofContinue reading “The Writer Tag and Blog Hop, or: My writing process, complete with a robin in the garden”