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Look, Ma: I’m on a podcast!
Hearing my own voice is as uncomfortable as ever, but I had a great time on the Shining Moon podcast, talking young adult and middle
February 16, 2024
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Bring On Summerween!
Start the week with my list of the best, in my humble opinion, YA Summerween books to launch you into the autumn spooky season! Shepherd
January 22, 2024
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Events
Ring In the New Year… With Ghosts!
Join the very fabulous Angela Yuriko Smith (publisher of Space & Time magazine, a three-time Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist and HWA Mentor of the Year
December 27, 2023
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Travelogue
The Pending Assistens
The graveyard was awash in the sound of happy dogs. I wandered in and perched on a pine-painted bench, waiting. It wasn’t long before a
November 5, 2023
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New Work Alert
A few years ago my husband and I visited Alaska in the fall—and spent a few days in Homer. If you’re not familiar with it,
October 19, 2023
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anthologies
How A Venetian Ghost Story Happened
I love the idea of situating a character with aquaphobia–the fear of water–in Venice, Italy. I visit Venice fairly regularly (since 2017, I’ve found myself
October 6, 2023
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Events
Expose Yourself
Debate my flaws, please! Anytime I’m in front of a group of people, whether it’s a job interview or a work presentation, it always feels
July 16, 2023
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News
An Early Christmas Gift
I am always full-on shocked when editor Ellen Datlow takes notice of something I’ve written–so when I say that I very literally clutched my chest
November 28, 2022
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anthologies
The Trouble With …
I’m terrible at keeping secrets. They sit in my stomach and churn. So you can imagine how difficult it was to keep it under wraps
August 8, 2022
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News
The Bones of a Story
Happy holidays! It’s not quite the holiday we all envisioned, for sure. The COVID-19 Omicron variant has timed itself in such a way that I’ll
December 23, 2021
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