Renaissance Woman

Reinventing myself all the time.

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Accolades and Invitations I feel validated right now with accolades and invitations. I've just received two finalist notifications and two conference acceptances....

Accolades and Invitations

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Mojo mayhem?

Christine Rhein: Red Brick Dust I read this amusingly sad piece by Christine Rhein this morning. Now, I will admit to some “woo-woo” tendencies myself, but I tend to maintain a healthy degree of skepticism as well. And this account has the right degree of tongue-in-cheekiness.

Mojo mayhem?

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Check out this new review of TRUST ISSUES. It was written by Vivek Singh and Pallavi Certainty for NORTH OF OXFORD.

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Nell Shines in Trust Issues

This review of Trust Issues by Bob Kunzinger talks about strong women, and one of the main ones is a character called Nell. Nell appears in three different stories in the book. The review came out today on the Vox Populi website. I love it when authors I respect “get it”! I feel humbled to have them even read my work, but then to say nice things? Imagine me blushing… Many thanks to Bob for…

Nell Shines in Trust Issues

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I am excited to share a link to this anthology by Running Wild Press. 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. My story is "The Art of the Bargain."

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"Curious Men: Lost in the Congo" Promo

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Vox Populi: The Most Popular posts of 2025

Since mainland China blocks western media, I was very surprised a few months ago when a flood of visitors from China began clicking on Vox Populi.

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Trust Issues Wins an Award

The International Impact Book Awards have just informed me that Trust Issues is a winner in their Contemporary Fiction category for 2025. I am delighted to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you for being selected as a winner at the International Impact Book Awards! Your exceptional talent, dedication, and creativity have set you apart in a competitive field, and it is an honor to recognize…

Trust Issues Wins an Award

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"Curous Men: Lost in the Congo" Promo

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(via Events schedule)

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when the weird relative shows up to the farm

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Jim Sanderson reads at TACW25

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Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does

"At a town hall meeting yesterday, Baker & Taylor owner and CEO Aman Kochar said that while he had hoped to find another way forward for the company after its acquisition deal with ReaderLink was called off, he now does not see a sustainable path to keep the library wholesaler in business. 

As a result, B&T let go about 520 employees yesterday and plans to wind down the business by January. Employees who were laid off had their severance plans canceled as well. B&T had undergone some layoffs earlier this year, but recently had as many as 1,500 full-time and part-time employees. 

A story in the Shaw Local, a business journal for Northern Illinois, said that of the 318 employees in the B&T distribution center in Momence, IL., 253 were let go on October 6. Sixty-two employees will remain until December 22 and a “post–wind down” group of three employees will be let go on Jan. 3. 

Details of the closure were released yesterday through Illinois’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. After citing the failed acquisition by ReaderLink, the WARN report stated that “despite Baker & Taylor’s subsequent efforts, it was unsuccessful in seeking a path to continue its business operations.” 

As of yesterday, a thread on the r/Libraries subreddit was filled with B&T employees offering personal stories about being let go. A B&T spokesperson had no comment on the various reports; publishers and librarians have been frustrated by the lack of communication from B&T since the ReaderLink purchase was terminated. 

It wasn’t clear Tuesday morning how the wind down will proceed in terms of B&T looking to sell off various parts of its business. Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, for example, has been seen as a particular attractive asset that could attract buyers."

This is BIG BAD for libraries. Like, REAL bad.

(ETA: I feel bad for the workers who have been laid off with no severance too, I was too focused on how this is gonna affect me to think about it when I posted.)

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Music Evokes Story

OR, The Power of Music to derail the day (!) I’m not sure what post directed me to a song by Willie Nelson today. It has led to hours of me listening to a YouTube playlist based on Willie Nelson and a really touching song called “Last Leaf on the Tree.” My folks were country music fans, so I was NOT a country music fan. Willie Nelson, once his hair grew out, crossed that boundary for me. He…

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Steven Moore Not My Name

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Steven Moore I wonder if it ever will