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International Book Awards Finalist

Winner Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards--2020 Phoenix Award

Author Reading

Excited to be part of this event in the very place Shiny Bits is set! Join me and see for yourself why Dorie fell in love with Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

Join me at at my first in-person bookstore author event at Blue Willow Bookshop where I'll be reading from and talking about Shiny Bits in Between. Get your signed copy (or one for a friend) and come with questions for me about Shiny Bits

Join me in April at Writefest 2022 where I'll be leading a workshop and participating in readings over the weekend. Updates coming soon...

Book Fair and Reading December 11th 2021, Writespace Houston TX

Poetry Reading November 4th 2021, The Mutable Hour, Houston TX

Interview with the.indie.writers.collective--check it out here!

Honored to be the Golden Box October Influencer 2021--this month's box included a copy of my book.

I'm thrilled to join the wonderful Grackle and Grackle instructors--I'm offering a fiction workshop for the winter session. More to follow...

Book Club Event Sept 2021

Had a fun evening as the guest author for the Heights book club--contact me if you are interested in reading Shiny Bits for your own bookclub.

River Oaks Bookstore event in collaboration with local celebrity chef Monica Pope and myself--what a fabulous evening! I gave a reading and signing, plus answered questions about my book, followed by a delicious meal and excellent company!

Don't miss Facebook's Author Talk Monday August 3rd at 10 am CST where I'll be interviewed by Sandy Lawrence and co. about Shiny Bits In Between!

Litopia Sunday, August 2nd at 11am CST with the fabulous Tex Thompson (who you met at my book launch in June)--see you then!

Litopia Guest June 28, 2020

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https://www.crystalbeachlocalnews.com/shiny-bits-in-between/

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shiny bits in between Book Launch

June 30th from 7-9 pm

Heights Ironworks, Houston, Texas

Heights Ironworks

(This event is postponed due to Covid; please check back for updates)

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Book Dedication

dedication page Nan & I at her 90th birthday I've often wondered who the people are that authors' dedicate their books to, what their relationship is and why they chose them. What a huge decision. But I knew very early on that I would dedicate Shiny Bits In Between to my grandmother (Nan) and Sheila, her eldest daughter. Both women have been muses for me, and many of my artistic endeavors are rooted in their persons. I couldn't have written this book without either of these extraordinary women. *** It was the early 1930's when my curious and fearless grandmother found an advertisement in the newspaper about a job in Brasil. It sounded like an adventure, so she applied and got the job. She boarded a boat in London and crossed the seas to Brasil where she met my grandfather. Nan had children late for the era. She was over forty when she had my uncle, her last child. She had adventures to enjoy, after all. Ethel Kenning (Nan) Nan and She...

Podcast: Authors Over 50

Honored to be featured on Julia Daily's podcast this month: Authors Over 50. Check out the link to hear about my author's journey and an excerpt from my new book, Syllables of the Briny World (April 2024). Listen here and please consider subscribing to the podcast for more authors' stories: Syllables of the Briny World 💫SHOUTOUTS💫 Bolivar Peninsula, Texas Gulf Coast, Grackle and Grackle, Inprint, Writespace, Balance of Seven Press, Tiki Man, Sea View Hotel

BIG NEWS!

Guess What?! Is this entry book-related? Yes, sort of. But most importantly, it's a life-changing moment for me. I've finally achieved a decades-long dream of moving back to the UK! Those of you who follow me on social media will have seen posts about my new adventures in bonnie Scotland where we recently bought an historic 1832 stone schoolhouse. It's on the edge of the Cairngorms in a remote part of the highlands, and I sit outside my house each day staring at the braes in awe of their stunning beauty. This is the place my family are from. My grandfather was an Anderson and had that soft Scots burr that I find so beautiful. Mum went to boarding school here while her parents worked in Brasil, and she still has a visceral love of Scotland (bagpipes make her cry). She always shared stories of her life which I believe imprinted that love of Scotland onto me over the years. When I spent time here two summers ago, I was walking along Rosemarkie beach and turned a corner to a s...

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