The design for the cover of my next book, my historical novel, “Taken by the Shawnee” just arrived from my publisher, Turtle Point Press.
Blog Posts on Writing and Authors
The War on Terror Is at Home
When I pass a pretty adobe house on my street walking Pip, a disembodied voice suddenly speaks: “Hi. Your approach is being recorded.”
The Ms. Book
It arrived yesterday, a large, heavy, hardbound anthology of fifty years of writing from Ms.
Email Issues
Friends, due to issues with my email there will be no posts for the indefinite future… I hope to be posting again very soon!
Writing What You Don’t Know
Writing workshop wisdom used to be write what you know, a doctrine I’ve found increasingly confining.
What’s the Matter With “The Runaway Bunny”?
My mother didn’t favor books written for children since she believed we could all absorb adult literature at an early age and be the better for it—and I think she was probably right.
Me and Harry Belafonte
The role of popular performers in reshaping political opinions, especially for young people, has never been fully recognized.
The Glamour of Empire
I’m reading Virginia Woolf’s “The Years,” the only one of her novels I haven’t read.
Margaret in the Wilderness
Surrounded by disasters of every kind, we are seeing the great strengths of our extraordinary adaptability, valued and valuable as it has never been before.
The Grip of the Past
I’ve just received word that my new short story, “What I Learned From Fat Annie” has won the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize for 2023.