Howdy, readers! I has been a while since I updated y’all so get ready for lots of great news. Last time I posted, I mentioned I’d be participating in the LitTalk panel for the Dallas Literary Festival. That happened! It was fun and I got to meet some lovely folks, including author Maya Golden, who was kind enough to say nice things about my book when she was interviewed by the Writer’s League of Texas. Such an joy to connect with such lovely folks!
Speaking of lovely moments from other authors, novelist and fellow West Texan Elizabeth Wetmore surprised me by mentioning my book to both our hometown newspapers, The Midland Reporter Telegram and The Odessa American. Both interviewers asked her, “What are you reading?” and her answer was Welcome to Midland. I felt honored and seen!
In other news, I’ve done a few other events since my last update. I gave a featured reading at the Dallas Contemporary for their summer series at a Deep Vellum Books pop-up. The folks at the Contemporary were so lovely to me and the audience was super warm and receptive. I had a fantastic time.
I also taught my imagery workshop for the Writer’s Garret back in October. In November, I participated in a LitTalk panel (also sponsored by the Writer’s Garret) at the incredible Whose Books curated by Alex Temblador alongside Daniel Peña and Tarfia Faizullah. It was so generative and smart and you can watch the recording on YouTube.
Also in November, I had the opportunity to participate in an international Zoom reading hosted by Desperate Literature out of Madrid. The incomparable Katy Dycus moderated a conversation between the ever-fascinating Kendra Greene and me about our respective books. It was beautiful and involved serious conversation about sea monsters. You can check it out on YouTube if you like.
As far as work news, that 2022 issue of Script did, indeed, drop, and it’s beautiful. Check out the cover art:
I should also tell you that Welcome to Midland made the shortlist for the Reading the West Book Awards! It was so exciting and such an honor!
And finally Inner Moonlight! It’s been a heck of a ride and I’ve loved every minute. I built a dedicated page for the show on this very website, and from there, you can see all of the features, access podcast episodes, read book reviews, and more! Check out all the amazing writers that have come through since my last post and get ready for more magic the second Wednesday of every month at the Wild Detectives.
Alright, that’s all for now, dear readers. I will have more good news for you soon! Y’all be good out there.