NOW PLAYING: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) – Florence + The Machine Posted by Word Raccoon, Keeper of Glitter and Occasional Wisdom Friends, nibblers, poetic co-conspirators!I’m doing joyful somersaults in the compost heap today. My little raccoon heart is pitter-pattering like a vintage typewriter on a deadline. Because guess what? 🌟🌟🌟 Three of my poemsContinue reading “Word Raccoon’s Poetry Has Been Published!”
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From the Forgotten Drawer: Looking for Virginia
Originally published in Woolfzine (2017) Now Playing: Virginia Woolf by Robyn Hitchcock (I heard him do it live. Snaps.) I wrote Looking for Virginia back in 2007 for a creative writing class. For a long time, I wasn’t sure what I’d made, only that it felt sharp and strange and necessary. No one saw itContinue reading “From the Forgotten Drawer: Looking for Virginia”
Helen Zuman, Harvard Graduate and Award-Winning Memoirist, Talks about her Half-FA
Recently, Barry and I had a fascinating conversation with Helen Zuman. You can hear about her writing, her decision to not complete her MFA, and Common App, her WIP that I am just wild to get my hands on. She also shares about her memoir, Mating in Captivity. Psst…she was also my mindset coach forContinue reading “Helen Zuman, Harvard Graduate and Award-Winning Memoirist, Talks about her Half-FA”
Let’s Talk About V.!
Welcome back to the blog tour. Here’s today’s link. Thank you to One More Exclamation. In today’s news, my favorite cafĂ©, the place where I’ve written many stories and parts of both of my novels, may be closing permanently due to ongoing staffing shortages. I’m writing from there today, trying to wrap my mind aroundContinue reading “Let’s Talk About V.!”
Guess Who’s Reuniting to Celebrate My Book??
So many thanks to “Books With a Chance” for sharing a gorgeous photo of SFW on my book tour. I’m always grateful when someone spends time with my book. Okay, the news I hinted at is now official: Shilo the country band that husband Barry was in over a decade ago is reuniting to celebrateContinue reading “Guess Who’s Reuniting to Celebrate My Book??”
Day 10: Romance in Literary Fiction?
How is it Day 10 of my book tour already?! Please take a look at the post on More.Books.Yes.Please’s Instagram. I’m grateful for the share! As ever, sign up for the giveaways over there, too. I will have more to say about Maggie Humm’s excellent Radical Woman featuring the artist Gwen John and her relationshipContinue reading “Day 10: Romance in Literary Fiction?”
Day Nine: Briscoe’s Mother, Jules Jenkins, and Blair Mountain
Please visit the gorgeous post over on Instagram created by A Blue Box Full of Books. She pairs Southern-Fried Woolf with a copy of Mrs. Dalloway! It gives me goosebumps to see my work side by side with Woolf’s. One of the quirkiest characters in my book is Briscoe’s mother Jules. Let’s get into it.Continue reading “Day Nine: Briscoe’s Mother, Jules Jenkins, and Blair Mountain”
Day Eight: Why Briscoe Has an Eating Disorder
TW: Talk of A Character’s Eating Disorder, Discussion of Virginia Woolf’s Possible Anorexia Thank you for visiting my blog on Day Eight of my book launch! I’m delighted to have you here. First of all, let me say that though I have the utmost sympathy for those struggling with eating disorders, I haven’t ever hadContinue reading “Day Eight: Why Briscoe Has an Eating Disorder”
Day Five: Books I’m Reading
I’m grateful for Sadie over at Sadie’s Spotlight for sharing about my novel today on this, the fifth day of my blog tour. Thank you, Sadie! You know the drill…go register for those goodies! Sorry that I’m getting around to posting this so late, but it’s been a full day. But hey, I’m about toContinue reading “Day Five: Books I’m Reading”
Day Three of the Tour: Flowers
It’s Day 3 of the Southern-Fried Woolf blog tour! Thanks so very much to Virginia Lee for spotlighting my book! As a blanket statement, if you visit any of these stops you can sign up to win that bookshop.org gift card. Go get it! While I can’t say I’ve ever been one to pay muchContinue reading “Day Three of the Tour: Flowers”
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