Odd Bits
In Praise of Nurses
I don’t know about you, but at the moment my grasp of my calendar is shaky. I’m over scheduling myself for Zoom events, in part because my May calendar has all the now scheduled stuff on it as well as my virtual stuff. I missed Independent Book Store Day, the last Saturday of April, which…
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News! (And A Small News Item From 1922)
Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter got the word yesterday* and may want to skim to the bottom of the post. But for the rest of you: After hinting for months, I’m pleased to tell you that I have a contract with Beacon Press for a new book and I’m ready to begin…
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Mourning on the Margins: Consumption, COVID-19 and a Lock of Hair –A Guest Post by Elizabeth DeWolfe
Elizabeth DeWolfe and I are members of a top secret writing challenge group whose members touch base every day to share the triumphs, the disasters, the joys and frustrations of the writing life. One of the side benefits of the group is learning about what other members are working on. (We are a pretty interesting…
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