UPCOMING EVENTS ON MY CALENDAR

August 8, 2010 - 5-8 PM - Publication Party at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC. Come meet the authors whose work is featured in the new anthology, Echoes Across the Blue Ridge: Stories and Poems By Authors Living In or Inspired By the Southern Appalachian Mountains. There'll be readings and celebrating and food and good times . . . you don't want to miss this event!

August 15 - 21, 2010 - "Harnessing the Power of Words," a writing workshop at John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. This is a week-long workshop that requires pre-registration. JCFS is located in the heart of the Blue Ridge mountains, where it has been immersing adult students in the pleasures of learning and mountain living since 1925.For more information, click here.

August 19, 2010, 7 - 8 PM - Poetry Reading at Keith House, John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. Free and open to the public.

August 22, 2010 - 3 PM  - Reading at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC, with other authors whose work appears in Echoes Across the Blue Ridge.

August 26-28, 2010 - Upstate Women's Show , Carolina First Center, Greenville, SC - Come see me at this wonderful women's expo! Enjoy live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, discover products and services to make your life simpler and more satisfying, and take home lots of freebies and inspiring ideas! I'll be there in Booth 546, wearing my day job hat as creative director for Practical Business Systems. Stop by and say hello!  

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PAST APPEARANCES

One of the best parts of being an author is meeting readers, visiting classrooms, giving readings, and teaching workshops all over the country. Here's a partial listing of places I've been; I'd love to add your group to the list!

Amelia "Book Island" Festival - Jacksonville, FL
Books Alive! Christian and Inspirational Book Extravaganza - Jefferson, TX
Eastside High School, Greenville, SC
First United Methodist Church, Ocala, FL
Greenville Woman's Club  - Greenville, SC
Madison County Public Library  - Madison, AL
Martinez Public Library - Martinez, CA
National League of American Pen Women
North Carolina Assoc. of Professional Gift Designers 
North Florida Community College - Madison, FL
Ramona United Methodist Church  - Ramona, CA
San Diego Library System, Julian Branch - Julian, CA
South Carolina Book Festival - Columbia, SC
Southern Festival of the Book - Memphis/Nashville, TN
Southern Kentucky Book Fest - Bowling Green, KY
Twin Peaks Middle School - Poway, CA
United Methodist Women Assembly 2006 - Anaheim, CA
Upstate Women's Show - Greenville, SC
WAWL 91.5 FM - "The Writer's Show" - Chattanooga, TN
WJXB 97.5 Morning Show - Knoxville, TN
WLKF 1430-AM - "Mayhem in the A.M." - Lakeland, FL
WLOS-TV Noon Show - Asheville, NC
WMNF 88.5 "Poetry Is" - Tampa, FL

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