I began keeping a log of my writerly career in the early ‘ots… and decided in 2010 to write a book AND reach into at least one new creative space each year.
2017
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7/4 – “I am Woman, Hear Me [redacted]” essay published in 11/9: The Fall of American Democracy 6/17 – Fiction Author Panel at Barnes & Noble, Emeryville 6/1 – “The Future’s So Bright” personal essay published in anthology for parents of ADHD kids, We Are In This Together. *** 5/5 – Hosted Momedy Hour open mic at the Bellevue Club 5/19 – Mini-Zumbathon at Oakland Tech 5/27 – CWC Political Authors at Laurel Bookstore * * * 4/7 – The Spiritual Side of ADHD and Hoarding published in ADDitude Magazine online. 4/8 – Received certificate in applied Positive Psychology from The Flourishing Center 4/22 – Read Ted’s Tender Trophy at Full of Crow: The Spring Murder 4/29 – Pilot program for The Flourishing Artist April: Life in the Fast Brain discontinued; reprints to Awesomeness Development & Happiness Directive * * *
2/11 – Launched The Vesuvian Affair (as Cosima Zanardi) at Afternoon at the Caffé Florian Carnevale Party at the Bellevue Club. |
2016
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All year: Life in the Fast Brain published; reprints to Awesomeness Development & Happiness Directive * * * 11/9 – choreographed I Am Woman for Pantsuit Zumba. Blog post about it, I Am Woman, Hear Me…Cry? selected for 11/9 Charity Poetry Anthology. * 10/19 – Parenting’s troubled history: Why changing family patterns is our most important work published on Aces Too High & syndicated madly 10/18 – Published The Zorgos Project: A Discussion Guide for The Bullying Antidote * * * 9/11 – premiered “Lost pages from Hot Tea in the Tropics“ at the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, Dunsmuir House, Oakland. * * * 8/21 – Be Mused performed at Lake Merritt, one of three plays chosen for the first annual Aluminous Flash Mob Play Contest * * * July-September – Writer’s Residency at the Liminal Center in Oakland * * * 7/23 – Organized & Emcee’d California Writers Club State-Wide Picnic (with open mic and literary cake contest) in Joaquin Miller Park & To Build a Fire with The Heart of the Muse. Performed song, Joaquin Miller (Went Walkin’). 7/16 – Choreographed comedic “Culturally Insensitive Siamese Twins ‘Sing and Sang Song’ Do a Little Dance” for the 1920’s Circus Picnic in Tilden Park. (With Leah Vass.) * * * 6/14 – “On Zorgos” presentation to Kiwanis Club of Berkeley 6/11 – Why I Wrote a Male Fairy Godmother essay published in The Good Men Project 6/5 – Author appearance at Bay Area Book Festival, Berkeley (CWC booth) * * * 5/22 – “By a Waterfall” Choreographed and performed with the DecoBelles for dedication of Birds of Lake Merritt murals by Cleo Villet at the Bellevue Club 5/4 – The Souls of Her Feet bookstore launch at Laurel Bookstore
3/19 – Reading at Liminal Center, Oakland + The Souls of Her Feet SHOE SALON™ at SoleSpace * * * 2/19 – co-produced Pearls Before Wine at The Heart of the Muse at Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda 2/4 – Go Idle Free talk to Girl Scout Troop 31339 * * * 1/19 – Read first excerpt from Mirror Imag(in)e at Get Lit #8, Ale Industries/Nomadic Press 1/17 – Spoke about the adventure of writing and publishing (specifically The Zorgos Project) at California Writers Club Berkeley Branch meeting. 1/12 – Let the Children Lose It essay on David Bowie on Medium. 1/8 – Zorgos Core Group launch! 1/5 – How to Make Pornocello on Medium. |
* *2015
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All year: Life in the Fast Brain published; reprints to Awesomeness Development & Happiness Directive * * * 12/1 – Vino, Vidi, Vesuvia published in Doorknobs and Body Paint Issue #80, Pandemonium Press * * * 11/25 – Fundraising wrap-up for The Zorgos Project at Lake Chalet 11/24 & 11/24 – spoke to Kiwanis Club about The Zorgos Project * * * 10/31 – Una Pulmonis reads The Sleach at Heart of the Muse pop-up at Impact Hub Blood Drive. * * * 9/25 – Presented Inside the Mills Revolution for the 25th Anniversary of the Student Strike, in partnership with the makers of The Untitled Mills Strike Documentary. Audience read-along! * * * 9/9 – Book Launch party for The Souls of Her Feet paperback! * * * 7/11 – Read Not Just a Fairytale; Maybe a Dream Come True graphic narrative from The Reason She Left at Laurel Bookstore for BeastCrawl 2015. * * * 6/17 – “Invoking the Muses” at the Octopus Literary Salon with Daniel Finnamore. * * *
2/2 – 3/25 – wrote Ten Pounds in Ten Days, a travel blog about a “mindblowing” trip to Italy, including the near death of a friend and a relationship with a volcano * * * 1/17 – Premiere performance of Invocation with Daniel Finnamore at the OT Stage |
2014
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All year: Life in the Fast Brain published; reprints to Awesomeness Development & Happiness Directive * * * 10/15 – I’m Rubber; We’re Glue: Teaching Kids Emotional Power & Self-Advocacy presentation @ San Ramon Valley PTSA * * * 9/20 – Reading of The Souls of Her Feet at Writer’s Café, Mills College * * *
5/1 – First installment of Dance Like a DecoBelle sent to 3 subscribers 5/19 – The Souls of Her Feet reading and interview at the Literary Foolery Cabaret. * * * 4/10 – The Bullying Antidote teleseminar @ Oakland Tech Parent University 4/26 – Zumbathon 2014 at Oakland Tech *** |
2013
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11/2 & 11/15 – Stop Bullying with Positive Parenting with Dr. Louise Hart at Children’s Resources of Napa * * * 10/10 – Hosted LitCake, an open house for the CWC. 10/1 – “Cartoonist at Play” feature in The Monthly magazine * * * 9/23 – “Walk-Off Pie” video with Donald celebrating the Oakland A’s sweepiness * * * 8/19 – The Tale of the Oakland Horses cartoon published in Oakland Unseen * * * 7/29 – won first prize in the California Writers Club LitCake literary dessert contest with “HAL 9000 cake” 7/10 – The Bullying Antidote book launch readings at Laurel Bookstore & A Great Good Place for Books. “Ask Me About Zorgos.” * * * 6/16 – “Inventing Zorgos” with Dr. Louise Hart – pre-launch book talk for California Writers Club, Berkeley Branch * * * 5/17 – Indiegogo campaign ends; $2505 raised towards completing The Souls of Her Feet musical. 5/18 – 3-week writing retreat with Michael O’Dell 5/19 – The Souls of Her Feet novel reading at California Writers Club; opening for Julia Flynn Siler, NYT Bestselling author of Lost Kingdom – watch video
4/21 – The Souls of Her Feet ebook is published in two formats: The Souls of Her Feet (a novel cinderella) and The Souls of Her Feet (a musical cinderella). 4/27 – The Souls of Her Feet book launch (& lawn lunch) party – watch video * * * 3/17 – began Life in the Fast Brain blog 3/19 – launched The Zorgos Reader anti-bullying blog |
