Perspective & Perseverance in Writing Sobriety: Hemingway Is Not the Only Way
Please join me at the 2025 Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in L.A.! I’ll be speaking on this panel with fellow writers Kerry James Evans, Paul Haney, Natalie Lima, and Joy Priest.
Friday, March 28th, from 12:10-1:25pm PST.
Location: Room 518, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center
Perspective & Perseverance in Writing Sobriety: Hemingway Is Not the Only Way
Writing is better without alcohol for these award-winning, multigenre writers. A sober perspective has unlocked epiphanies in their work, but sobriety isn’t easy. In this conversation, panelists celebrate community and encourage perseverance by reading their work about sobriety. They also discuss questions like, How do we write about our drunken pasts with honesty and kindness? How do we have fun alcohol-free at conferences and residencies? What do we do when writing—and life—get hard?
Page to Stage III
Richmond-based choreographer Starr Foster selected my writing for Page to Stage III, a cross-discipline project combining writing and dance.
Starr created original choreography, inspired by my flash nonfiction piece, “Not a Dream,” to be performed by her award-winning contemporary dance company, December 5-8, 2024, at Firehouse Theatre RVA.
Of several excerpts from my memoir, Starr wrote, “These stories have made my core shudder. They are haunting, upsetting, and deeply moving.”