Badgerdog kids’ writing workshop

Today was the last day of the Badgerdog writers workshop for kids, and the students got a chance to read some of their work, from the little bitty elementary school kids on up to high schoolers. Mostly they read poetry and short stories — A read from a descriptive piece he came up with about the city of Memphis. What I liked about the workshop was hearing from A about what they were learning. The Read more…

BookPeople book signing wrapup and plug for Eternal Vigilance

 Note to self: stop getting nervous when you read. Otherwise, it was fun. We had a good eclectic mix of folks in the top floor room, and it was a rollicking good time. After I read, I talked about the long strange trip to publication, and people asked lots of great questions. I didn’t keep track of the books I signed, but it was quite a few. (Man, am I lefty or what? I never realized Read more…