I'm a mama and writer and teacher. I've been helping mothers tell the stories they need to tell since 2006. I'm the author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers (April 2012, Viva Editions) and Ready for Air, a memoir about the premature birth of my daughter, which will be published by University of Minnesota Press, fall 2013. I teach "Motherhood & Words" online and at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. I'm interested in writing and teaching and motherhood and where these things intersect. On this blog I review motherhood literature, interview authors, check in about my own writing and teaching, and sometimes post about my daughters. Join the discussion!
May 4 - 7 pm - 7th Annual Motherhood & Words Reading with Caroline Grant and Katrina Kenison
May 9 - 7 pm - Listen To Your Mother, Minneapolis - Riverview Theater
May 17 - 19 - River Teeth Nonfiction Conference
June 17 -21 - Motherhood & Words Retreat - Madeline Island School of the Arts, Madeline Island, WI Register
I do not receive pay for promoting or reviewing books or interviewing authors on Motherhood & Words, though I do sometimes receive free review copies from authors and publishers. My first responsibility is to my readers and I am committed to honest reviews. Please note that I do not trash books or authors, so if your book doesn’t work for me or isn’t a fit for Motherhood & Words, I will not post about it.
