finding joy

Hey awesome,How's April going for you? I'm continuing my quest for moments of joy, including getting to surprise the wonderful Jeremy T. with a free audiobook of Beyond Enemies from the last newsletter. Always makes my day to get to hopefully make so...

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Apr 18, 2024
Writing and grief

Hey awesome,I hope you are enjoying the longer days as spring has sprung - or thinks about springing, at any rate. It's cold and blustery in New England this week, but to be fair that suits my mood.Our sweet old lady pup Josey passed away on Sunday....

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Mar 21, 2024
so much awesome 🤩

Hey awesome,There's been some email list shenanigans, so you might have gotten two emails back to back, or no emails for a long time...Super fun, and I'm sorry to have over- or under-filled your inbox lately!Did you get all the free short stories fro...

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Feb 22, 2024
quick note on books and prizes

Hey awesome,I'm sending a quick off-schedule note for two reasons - a welcome to all our new members (and congrats to the contest winners), and to offer you a prize.It's release week for Beyond Enemies (available anywhere books are sold!), and Talinn...

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Feb 07, 2024
A quick note on books and prizes

Hey awesome,I'm sending a quick off-schedule note for two reasons - a welcome to all our new members (and congrats to the contest winners), and to offer you a prize.It's release week for Beyond Enemies (available anywhere books are sold!), and Talinn...

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Feb 07, 2024
All the things 😎

Hey awesome,Is your 2024 off to a good start? Mine has been...wild. First, we moved - into a house! We're renting a sweet little place in Massachusetts for a few months while we figure out some next steps, and I have gotten reacquainted with winter.S...

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Jan 25, 2024
the constant of change 🫠🫠

Hey awesome,This year has been two seconds and eleventy billion years long, somehow at the same time. It’s the end of December, 2024 is coming up fast, and while I’ve gotten a lot done, there’s a lot more I meant to do.Alas. Still, this year has been...

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Dec 21, 2023
📚 November is for reading 📚

Hey awesome,Hope you’re warm and cozy as we slide into the darkest days of the year. I’ve stocked up on hot chocolate and blankets, and we’re in the literal midst of a holiday light show, so it’s pretty lovely here.Also lovely: I’m nearly caught up o...

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Nov 16, 2023
Do you love spooky season?

Hey awesome,It's been a whirlwind over here - we've moved to our winter location, I've got deadlines bearing down, working is picking up...and also it's my favorite weather of the year and the beach is so close all I want to do is play outside!This p...

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Oct 19, 2023
🫠 recovering post-con?

Hey awesome,I'm not quite a fully functional human adult post-Dragon Con, but I'm getting there. It was an amaaaazing time, and totally worth an...almost two week recovery time.Whew.Even sharing the highlights would make this unreasonably long, so th...

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Sep 21, 2023