I was a guest blogger on the Stiletto Gang’s Blog. The Stiletto Gang are women writers on a mission to bring mystery, humor, and high heels to the world.
Manifest Hope Art Show
MANIFEST HOPE: DC gathers together a diverse array of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to mark the Presidential Inauguration and encourages artists and activists to maintain the momentum to bring about true change in the United States.
Jorge Arrieta is a Nashville artist who was featured in this show. Out of more than 1000 submissions, 20 were chosen – 5 in each of 4 categories. Look for his in Workers’ Rights.
Knoxville Writers’ Guild Award
“In the Car with Mother” won first place in the Creative Nonfiction category of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild 2008 awards. This piece is about a two-hour trip along the winding roads from Waynesboro to Nashville, as my mother and I travel from her house to mine on Christmas Eve. It is about family and memories, change and loss, as we make the familiar journey from my hometown to my present home. It is about the time in our lives when daughters have to take care of their mothers, and mothers begin to slip away, and every moment is precious, especially at Christmas.
Southern Festival of Books
Co-writer Mike Glasgow and I read excerpts from An Unfinished Canvas at the Southern Festival of Books on another glorious afternoon (the weather is always perfect for the Southern Festival!) during Southern Festival weekend, following the release of the book in early October, 2007.
Book signing to Launch An Unfinished Canvas
Book signing at Davis-Kidd for An Unfinished Canvas – with over 200 attendees! Thanks to friends, family, writers, and readers who bought all the books and had to wait for Davis-Kidd to order more. An exciting night!