Publication & event news

 

FALL Classes:

 

I have two upcoming classes at
White Bear Center for the Arts in White Bear, MN.
I'd love to see you there. Questions? Contact me.

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Mastering the writing habit. 2 Tuesdays, Oct. 6 & 13, 6 to 8 p.m.

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The art of revision, a poetry class. 4 Wednesdays, Nov. 4-25, 6 to 8 p.m.

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Pub ALERT:

My poem, "After the storm" and

photo were recently published in
Great Lakes Review.

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NEW! Cat Poetry Workshop​

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You heard that right. I'll be teaching a cat
poetry workshop in Dallas at the
Cat Writers' Association Conference 
Nov. 6 &7. Registration now open.​​​​

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​​​​​Selected past events

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My review of Cat to was published by Rain Taxi Review in the Spring print issue.

 

Arkana Launch Party, 6 p.m. CT April 29, 2026 via Zoom. I'll be reading my essay, To the Strangers on Flight SY770, which won the Editor's Choice Award. 

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St. Patty's Day reading and music at the University Club in St. Paul on March 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m. With Barry Foy, James Silas Rogers, Thomas Dillon Redshaw and Tim Nolan. 

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Read my essay, "Holding," from the Saint Paul Almanac (2025) at the American School of Storytelling, Sunday Dec. 21, 2025. 

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​​​Honored to have earned three 2025 Certificates of Excellence from the Cat Writers' Association for my 2024 rescue-related writing. 

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Sunday May 5, 2024 at Ginkgo Coffeehouse reading with Michael Kleber-Diggs, Margaret Hasse and others in support of PeaceMaker Minnesota.

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2024 Hartz Newcomer Cat Communications Award winner from the Cat Writers' Association.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 6 p.m. at Next Chapter Books, St. Paul. Mary read with Sandra Eliason, from the anthology, True Stories About Love, Volume 2.​

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