Summer brings many joys, but autonomy and the ability to work on multiple projects at my own pace and on my own timeline, is the greatest gift. Where I have many non-work related adventures planned, I am grateful for the time to devote to a combination of short and long

It is officially the one year anniversary of Just Here For the Comments! The book has been nominated for a bunch of academic book awards and where the chances of being short-listed or winning these very competitive awards are slim, it's exciting to be in a place where

Did you ever have a feeling that there was a part of your story that was missing - that you didn't have the data or the details yet to confirm? A few weeks ago I posted this question to my community on LinkedIn. It's a question

A few months ago I found two Fujifilm cameras in the bottom of my cedar hope chest where I keep scrapbooks and late twentieth century cookie tins filled with souvenirs of adolescence - stickers, ticket stubs, mix-tapes. I couldn't remember when they were purchased, what could possibly be

Sometimes the writing flows easily, but mostly it's a struggle. Yet, we do it anyway. I am not the only one to be frightened and overwhelmed by the blank page, uncertain how best to fill it, whether or not I should dare to disturb the universe as Eliot

It was the snowiest winter in recent memory and here in my part of the Northeast, the snow is finally starting to melt. Glimmers of grass suggest that warmer days are ahead, but we know that there might be many unpredictable turns before we settle into spring. This is how

If you know me well, you know that I essentially hold an MFA (Masters in the Fine Art) of Takeout. In my home we have traditionally cooked for survival, not pleasure. But during the pandemic when I was at home for long stretches with an infant, I cracked open my

My dear aunt recently took me to see The Outsiders as an early Christmas gift, a story she wasn't familiar with, but one she was game to see theatricized after all of its Tony Award acclaim. The Outsiders is one of the first novels specifically written for and

The final stop on my book store brought me to the Follett Bookstore on Nassau Community College's campus. It was a full house with standing room only and I couldn't be more grateful for all of the colleagues and students who came to listen to my

💡If you're reading this newsletter the day it was released, I'm giving a free lecture tonight on Zoom for the North Shore Library Consortium on internet lurking. Register by 6:45pm EST on September 30. https://goldcoast.librarycalendar.com/event/internet-lurkers-371 A few weeks ago a

For me, walking and writing always go together. Any idea I need to work through, is best explored while walking. For years I thought this was a form of procrastination and I was hard on myself for not being able to sit down and just write. I have learned though

"Almost anything that has ever brought me great joy began with a trip to the library" begins an Op-Ed I published in Newsday a few years ago. In the Op-Ed I detail the impact libraries have had on my life. Sure, the books are wonderful, but it'

Dear Friends, I've spent the month of June on a publicity hiatus and have been taking advantage of the time when the kids are still in school to write on my own preferred working schedule. This month I had a chance to get back to my roots and

Dear Friends, This picture was taken a year ago when I announced I was under contract with Bristol University Press, and this week my book officially launched and is available around the globe! Over 130 university libraries have a copy and it is available on every continent. It's

The fantastical world of the Netflix series Bridgerton, set in Britain’s Regency era, a time before the typewriter, let alone a computer, is definitely not the scene most people would associate with internet insights. Lurkers, the silent readers of social media who don’t make their presence known through

Dear Friends, It's 30ish days to go until Just Here For The Comments: Lurking as Digital Literacy Practice is released. A few author copies earmarked for libraries arrived early and this allowed me to share with my kids (and my husband) that the book was dedicated to them.

Dear Friends, Thank you for being on this publishing journey with me. In the months leading up to the release of Just Here For the Comments: Lurking As Literacy Practice, I'm going to send a monthly email of some of the events I'm participating in and