Reading in Pittsburgh – September 2

Oh Pittsburgh, my home away from home. Can’t wait to go back in September and really can’t wait to do a reading at Awesome Books. If you’re downtown on September 2 stop by at 1 pm to hear some great writers read their stuff. I’d love to see you! Yes, YOU!

I Have a Comic Problem

Hi. I’m Ally. I have a Comic Book Problem. This is where you say, “Hi Ally.” Comics are big business right now and rightly so since they  rock. Comics make Wednesday, commonly know as pizza night even better. Now it’s comic-pizza night. The hyphen makes all the difference. Currently, here’s what I’m reading – in alphabetical order… Continue reading I Have a Comic Problem

Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb synopsis

MEET LIZZY SPEARE… …a normal twelve year old girl with a talent for writing, who has a very not normal family secret. And when Lizzy’s father vanishes, that secret will change her life in ways unimagined. (Spoiler Alert!  It turns out that Lizzy, or Elizabeth S. Speare, is the last living descendent of William Shakespeare. … Continue reading Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb synopsis

Three Poems at Full of Crow

Many many many thanks to Lynn Alexander at Full of Crow for including my poems, Compass Reading, Orpheus and The Something. To read them click here. In regard to the picture above Lynn says: “‎Brian Fugett and I took pictures of the laundry behind City Lights Bookstore. I figured hell, why not capture some poetic underwear.”… Continue reading Three Poems at Full of Crow