Join me for 2025 events.

Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Writing Workshop, Redwood Writers Branch of the California Writer’s Club, Santa Rosa, CA
Join me for a writing workshop in the above timeframe. Please your calendar and watch the club’s events page for details. This is a formidable writing club! Be there if you can.

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Saturday, July 12, All day.
First Annual Mesa Verde Literary Festival, Mancos, CO
I’ll be presenting in several events, starting at 9 a.m.

• Write Like You Mean It: Embracing Your Authentic Voice, 9 to 10:15 a.m.
Mancos Community Center
with Dita Dow, Katayoun Medhat, Kathryn Wilder, and others. Karin Anderson, moderator

• Mountains and Metaphors: The Universal Language of Poetry, noon to 1:15 p.m.
At Fenceline Cider
with Monica Barron, Art Goodtimes, and others

• How We Write about Water: Swimming Grand Canyon and Other Big Swims, 3 to 3:45 p.m.
At Painted Turtle
Solo presentation, but with invitation to open mic (stay tuned for details)

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Wednesday, September 10, 6 to 7 p.m.
Writing at the Root, Readers’ Books, Sonoma, CA
I’ll be in conversation with Jordan Rosenfeld, best-selling author, gifted instructor, and longtime friend. (Preorder her new novel Fallout now! And we’ll tawk.)

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Saturday, September 27, 5 to 10:30 p.m.
Stepping Out Gala, To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation
Marin Exhibit Hall, San Rafael, CA
For something completely different, I’ll take a turn as a fashion model! Love to see you at this fundraiser to support those facing new cancer diagnoses.