I have a piece in The Morning News. It was good to reflect on the last year. Here’s a link: https://themorningnews.org/article/2020-the-year-that-was-and-wasnt
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Wrapping up 2020
Avatar by Artist Roy Boney-Follow him on Instagram or Facebook. The year has been hard. I know there are people who are feeling isolated and trying to take care of themselves and work or learn or survive. If you need help, I hope you can get it. I wish you time to mourn all youContinue reading “Wrapping up 2020”
Teaching Indigenous
Years ago I saw a poster at our Indian Education office from Oyate that gave excellent tips for teaching about Indigenous people. The list is recreated here: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/teaching-respect-native-peoples/
A New Year, New Books
Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story is out in hardback and it is beautiful. The illustrations are by Matt Forsyth. He did a terrific job conveying both emotion and cultural details specific to Cherokee culture. Wado, Matt! On January 7, You Too? a YA anthology of #MeToo stories will publish.Continue reading “A New Year, New Books”
Publishing News
Osiyo! Publishing news for me for 2020, as of now. Out January 1, 2020 is Mary and the Trail of Tears; A Cherokee Removal Survival Story from Capstone. You can pre-order here: Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story Additionally, I’m a contributor to an anthology titled You Too?, a nonfictionContinue reading “Publishing News”
Award eligible stories: Man Made Monsters and Me & My Monster
I was able to have two stories make their way in the world. I’d love if you’d share them.
Submission Trackers
I try to reinvent as few wheels as possible. So, when I started to create a submission tracker this morning, because I can not remember what story I sent to a certain press in August, I hit the internet. I found this link that took me to the webpage of writer Matt Bell. He createdContinue reading “Submission Trackers”
What the World Needs Now is Eden Robinson
Recently, I listened to Eden Robinson’s Son of a Trickster, the first book in her Trickster Trilogy. It is wonderful and funny and dark and beautiful and interesting and moving. I have heard Eden Robinson read before. She is hilarious. We stood and line at lunch at IAIA and laughed, a lot. There are soContinue reading “What the World Needs Now is Eden Robinson”
Dr. Theo Van Alst Writes a Book
Dr. Theo Van Alst is cool and smart and ready to fight if he has to. I like this about him and his writing. Sacred Smokes is confidently unapologetic. It smokes in the apartment. It doesn’t do the dishes. Native Lakota kid Theo survives in Chicago and Chicago survives in Dr. Van Alst. Theo hasContinue reading “Dr. Theo Van Alst Writes a Book”
There There by Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange’s polyphonic novel ties together the lives of several urban Indians as they gravitate towards The Big Oakland Pow Wow. It is beautiful and heartbreaking and funny and true and sad. It comes out on June 5. You should preorder it from your favorite indie bookstore. Nevertheless, here’s that super convenient non-indie bookstore link.Continue reading “There There by Tommy Orange”
