Here's a little catch-up for folks wondering what I've been up to. For those new to my world, a tiny introduction complete with photos and goofy expressions of joy. Stay tuned for more to come as I traipse around the globe.

Reading poetry with Tupelo Press at Seven Swans was the highlight of returning to an AWP conference. Connecting, networking, and re-connecting for days had me back in my literary roots... blooming.

Going back to my stomping grounds!

Making a comeback at one of my favorite events with some of my favorite people. Look out Alabama! Feb. 3-5, 2023

The places she goes. And not with Dr. Seuss. April 2022 LEFT COAST CRIME, Albuquerque, NM May 2022 Arts in the Park, Blue Ridge Poets and Writers Blue Ridge Book Club June 2022 THRILLERFEST, NYC Oct 2022 A Novel Idea Oct 2022 Arts in the Park, Blue Ridge Poets and Writers Oct 2022 Cedar Key Seafood Festival

A virtual presentation from the Atlanta chapter of Sisters in Crime in conjunction with Hometown Novel Nights, Newnan featuring Debra Goldstein, Dana Ridenaur and Linda Sands.

After helping a frightened girl who flagged down their Kenworth in Austin and delivering her to safety, trucker Jojo Boudreaux and co-driver Gator Natoli believe that’s the end of it. Until they find her again in Oklahoma City, and this time she doesn’t want to be saved. They soon find themselves pulled into dangerous territory. Somali Mafia territory. A place where powerful people manipulate a hundred-billion-dollar industry of prostitution, drugs and international sex trafficking. A place where innocence dies at a cost no one should have to pay.

On June 29, 2021, Linda Sands and William Rawlings came together virtually to speak about his new book, Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast. There was a good deal of information exchanged among the joshing and ribbing. Thanks to Jeremy Logan of ANI for pulling together this half-hour event. You can catch our re-run on YouTube with the link below.