Here’s a link to my most recent interview on Author Feast, “an online show where writers of diverse backgrounds and writing styles talk about their work and the publishing industry.” My host, Luke Abaffy was most congenial. He lives in Brooklyn but he also knows what it is to live in a Midwestern town. We [...]
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Back in Missoula!
Posted: 10/12
“Everyone loves Missoula,” said the woman next to me, as our plane descended between the snow-capped mountains to land. I had to admit defeat on this one. For one, everyone around me was reading on the plane. As in, a real book with pages. My traveling companion held an anthology that included John Wesley [...]
Report From Laurapalooza 2012
Posted: 07/12
In case you are a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan who has been living in a collapsed dugout somewhere, there is a place for you in the world, which would be the Laurapalooza conference in Mankato, Minnesota. I have just returned from the world’s premiere Laura event and I’m typing this as I descend into LaGuardia [...]
My Life As Laura Travels North
Posted: 06/12
In April, I was interviewed by Cherie Newman for her program, The Write Question out of Montana. I just found out the broadcast was picked up by Prairie Public Radio. I’m in NYC at the moment, dogsitting for a friend. Perhaps more about that if I can wrap my head around a blog post. Right [...]
Laura Goes to Town
Posted: 05/12
Tomorrow I will venture from the brick-pathed hamlet of Athens for my version of “Going to Town” (LHBW, Chapter Nine) — Columbus. While Laura gasped at bolts of cloth and horehound candy, I shall feast my eyes on a Trader Joe’s and some restaurant that serves something besides burritos, pizza and subs. My goal is [...]
My Life as Laura on Montana NPR
Posted: 04/12
We all have benchmarks of success, and one of mine has always been that I would be on National Public Radio. Today, this happens! No, Maureen Sullivan has not named My Life as Laura as the MUST READ book of the year, but I will be on Montana Public Radio on The Write Question produced [...]
AWP: Stalking Margaret Atwood
Posted: 03/12
Still in recovery from the AWP conference, where I heard about 10,000 writers were in attendance. Inspiring v. Depressing? Hard to say but that’s why the pros spend most of their time in restaurants. Highlights for me including running into friends and clutching them at the Bookfair, and reading at The Hideout (list of readers [...]
Lauraland Update
Posted: 02/12
I often think of Mrs. Wilder (as in Almanzo’s mother) ever-bustling as she exclaims, “I must fly!” while making her loom go clickity-clack as she weaves the grey wool for Royal’s academy suit or whips up her endless feast of pies. Or perhaps I should explore my life as Caroline Ingalls, an experiment as an [...]
My Life as Laura Dixie Tour Update. And Review!
Posted: 01/12
I’m actually having a bit too much fun to want to stop and write about how much fun I’m having. But let’s just say I’m sitting in my friend’s beautiful old home on Georgia Avenue in Mobile enjoying the live oaks, bay breeze and SUN. I’ve also been stuffing my face with seafood—anyone who has [...]
Laura Ingalls on the Dixie Tour
Posted: 01/12
I forgot to bring my laptop charger, so this post will be brief. I’ll write the longer-winded report when I’m not about to be signed off against my will. Sneak peak: I did hit a section of the Bourbon Trail, and I saw horsies. For anyone in Alabama, here’s my reading dates the next few [...]
