conferences

Indianapolis May First Friday Featured Artist (me!!) at Fletcher Place

I am so excited (and nervous!!) to announce my work will be featured at Fletcher Place Arts & Books for Indianapolis’ May First Friday  event. This First Friday (for me) is in conjunction with my favorite conference of all time: Mo*Con. When I started writing with publication in mind, I was betwixt and between genres. At that time, a Christian who wrote … Read More

Categories Art

Ten Things My 2011 Relevant Roomie(s) Should Know About Me

*A note before you read this. After doing an audit of my blog in 2022, I have decided to leave content that speaks to the Christian I was at the time this was written. I no longer identify as Christian (and haven’t for a very long time.) I chose to leave these posts because it is who I was then … Read More

How Things Come Together When God Tries To Get My Attention Part 3

*A note before you read this. After doing an audit of my blog in 2022, I have decided to leave content that speaks to the Christian I was at the time this was written. I no longer identify as Christian (and haven’t for a very long time.) I chose to leave these posts because it is who I was then … Read More

Categories GOD

How Things Come Together When God Tries To Get My Attention Part 2

*A note before you read this. After doing an audit of my blog in 2022, I have decided to leave content that speaks to the Christian I was at the time this was written. I no longer identify as Christian (and haven’t for a very long time.) I chose to leave these posts because it is who I was then … Read More

Categories GOD

How Things Come Together When God Tries To Get My Attention

*A note before you read this. After doing an audit of my blog in 2022, I have decided to leave content that speaks to the Christian I was at the time this was written. I no longer identify as Christian (and haven’t for a very long time.) I chose to leave these posts because it is who I was then … Read More

Categories GOD

Sometimes Things Don’t Turn Out As I Planned

*A note before you read this. After doing an audit of my blog in 2022, I have decided to leave content that speaks to the Christian I was at the time this was written. I no longer identify as Christian (and haven’t for a very long time.) I chose to leave these posts because it is who I was then … Read More

Categories GOD

Conference Survival Guide–The After

Part 1–The Before Part 2–The During You made it!!!  It all happened so fast–there’s no way the whole thing is over already. You’re still riding the high of your emotions and you’re full to the rim and pouring over with excitement and ideas and you’re going to change things for sure! You get home. You’re anxious. You’re ready to run … Read More

Conference Survival Guide–The During

Please hop back in time to read part 1–The Before. I’m not going to lie to you. If you’re looking for some nice candy-coated nonsense, move along! You won’t find it here. The truth is: You will be overwhelmed. Better you know it now and at least can shove your mind in the direction of crazy.  So much is crammed … Read More

Conference Survival Guide–The Before

Confession:  I’m a conference junkie. There’s a definite love-hate relationship I have going on with them. I love them because of the learning, the mingling, the meeting, and the connections. I hate them because they’re so terribly draining when they’re over. I’m writing this for you because I remember how exciting the first conference is and how you need to … Read More

Context 21

You take the good with the bad, right? Phil and I attended Context 21 (Sci-fi/fantasy/horror) this past weekend. Pros Price. $35 for the entire weekend, $50 for my Gary Braunbeck‘s Short Story Master Class, $79/night hotel. Food was on us (and we spent way less than the $150 I budgeted,) but there was a “con suite” in which sandwich makings, … Read More