The Big and the Small of it

Speaking is a part of the writing life. Initially I thought I would speak to larger and larger audiences as I became better and better known.  Two events this past weekend show how wrong I was! On Friday, October 31, I joined forces with illustrator Will Hillenbrand and Richmond Symphony Orchestra flutist Evelien Woolard to… [Read More]

When a Writer Isn’t Writing

Seeing young people experience live symphonic music – some for the very first time ever – is an event worth leaving my desk for. One morning a few weeks ago, I watched a line of school buses pull up at the entrance to Richmond Civic Hall and drop off hundreds of seventh graders. After they… [Read More]