Tomorrow is Indie Author Day and I’m thrilled to be representin’ at the Dublin Public Library! Indie publishing allows for maximum creativity, and I love every aspect of book-making! I have been publishing independently since my cartoon collection, Inside the Mills Revolution, won the 1990 Bay Guardian Cartoon Contest AND was banned from the campus […]
Category: Readings
Generations? Invocation!
On Monday I’ll be reading my poem, “Invocation,” for the first time! I wrote it in 2015 in deep collaboration with Franz Liszt himself—it’s one of my creative treasures and I’ll be giving it my all! Come one, come all, to my debut reading at Bay Area Generations. I have followed this literary adventure series […]
Two infinity—and back again.
As if in celebration of my “twin sister” Jenny and I finally taking our trip together, Italy mirrored our joy with a symphony of doubles. And sometimes triples. And an infinite number of memorable moments in the two weeks we were together. I’ll start with the Davides. Dah-vee-day. A Davide I met on my last […]
Mambo Italiano… Torna L’Aventura!
L’aventura continues! Three years ago I took a life-changing trip to Italy. I blogged about it, and now that blog is becoming a book! And I’m going back to the Bel Paese, back to the Boot, to get that ball of a book rolling! That’s the short version… The long version is last time I tried to […]
My Sexy Decrepitude
Like the rest of the world, I always assumed that being an old lady meant being shocked if not downright disapproving about sex. Boy, was I surprised when life served up a rejuvenating adventure and broke the news, in the the most delicious way, that a woman of any age can feel like a teenager at heart. […]
Join me for “Momedy Hour!” 5/5/17
Motherhood elevates us to the loftiest heights… …And sinks us to depths we never imagined. I’ve been wanting to host a comedy hour for moms to share their stories since I was schlepping toddlers around like so many sacks of sentient, happy-mouthed, farting potatoes. My friends and I would crack each other up on those life-saving […]
A Foolish, Fun, Flourishing April
Spring has definitely arrived… And the seeds that have been growing all winter are ready to burst bloom! In two weeks I’ll graduate from my certificate program, and to celebrate I’m diving back into my artistic life with a splash or two. I hope you can join me for some of these spring happenings, many […]
Un Affare da Ricordare… (An Affair to Remember)
I don’t know what was more heart stopping—the weird adventure that inspired me, the dangerous feeling of discovering new literary territory, or finding the nerve to read something “a-spicy” to an audience…. but altogether, bringing Carla White’s hot supernatural romance to life through Cosima was like stepping into an alternate universe. The “Afternoon at the Caffe Florian” Carnevale […]
A Volcanic Romance…erupts!
Remember the Perfectly Revolting Tea Party? Remember the Souls of Her Feet Shoe Salon? Well, my next book launch will also go down in herstory! The Vesuvian Affair by international woman of mystery Cosima Zanardi (as told to me, Kristen Caven), takes place at Carnevale in Venice, and the unveiling will take place in a […]
SOULS May 4th at Laurel Bookstore
A book of mine is never truly launched until I’ve read at my neighborhood bookstore! Perfectly Revolting at Laurel (twice)! The Bullying Antidote at Laurel The Reason She Left at Laurel’s “Local Literary Lights” event! Laurel Bookstore is no longer in my neighborhood; they’ve moved ‘up’ to downtown Oakland and have become the city’s new […]
My Shoe Store Debut!
I almost forgot to post… about my party TOMORROW, March 19th, at SoleSpace on Grand Avenue! This will be my second The Souls of Her Feet SHOE SALON™ and hopefully not my last! I will also be reading around brunchtime at Liminal Space with a bunch of other cool writers. Come on out and play!
Host a SHOE SALON for Your Fab Friends!
Now scheduling readings through 2017 because…. There’s no business like SHOE BUSINESS! Host or attend a Souls of Her Feet SHOE SALON™ …featuring: An engaging reading of The Souls of Her Feet by the author Music from the soundtrack Books for every guest Champagne, chocolate… and YOU! Invite everyone to wear their favorite shoes, and be […]
