Tune in today at 12:00 EST to my conversation with Mary E. Jackson – author, host, disabilities advocate, mom, and all-around inspiring person. We talk about writing, motherhood, careers, and much more.
Her show is newly syndicated on a bunch of radio stations (Yay, Mary!), which you can find listed on the Brushwood Media Network website.
Come say hi on Zoom…I’ll be doing an author reading on Thursday, January 18 at this 128-year-old library in Phoenixville, PA. Both in-person and online at 6:45 PM, so sign up here for either:
FYI, according to the Chester County Paranormal Research Society, three ghosts reside in the building, along with a lady in the attic. Should be a fun evening.
Coming in March, my new book, a story collection titled And Then You Apply Ice. So excited for this one. Here’s a peek at the back cover…
An eight-year-old beauty pageant winner experiences objectification on a summer camp stage. A middle-aged single mother watches her boyfriend, a cosmetic surgeon, suction liquid fat out of a patient, confronting her own insecurities about appearance, worth and love. Through a slit in a door, an eyeball tracks the comings and goings of its neighbor, a young interior designer who is robbed in the walkup apartment across the hall. A Dixie Mafia don pushes a television reporter to question her ethics. Two dogs discover intertwined feet under a dinner party table and struggle to reveal the infidelity to their preferred human parent.
The women and girls in these twenty-one stories encounter hurt – to their emotions, bodies, beliefs and ideas – confronting who they are or will become. Their predicaments reveal the subtleties of human interaction, the power in one’s decisions and ultimately, the complex resilience that imbues women’s lives. A captivating look at managing transgression, the collection is an honest, funny and astute portrayal of the female experience.
You can pre-order here, right now, and receive the book in late March.
Join me in January for a free online workshop through the Luddington Library and the Lower Merion Library System. We’ll be talking about the power of observation and how it fuels the imagination. Learn tips and techniques for making your writing more specific and more memorable. There will also be time for quick critiques of your writing samples.
I’m happy to share my latest interview, a conversation about journalism, fiction, family secrets and more with author and book coach Emma Dhesi. We had a wonderful chat, and I hope that you enjoy it. Thank you, Emma!
My daughter Daphne turns 28 this month, and in her honor, I’ll be giving away 2.8, okay, 3 copies of At the Seams.
Here’s how you enter:
1. Follow @pamelagwynkripke on Instagram. 2. Tag your friends, one friend per comment. Unlimited entries! 3. Share this to your stories, and tag me. Add a comment each time you do.
Winners will be selected at random and notified by DM on November 30, and I’ll send out your book, pronto! (USA residents only, please, due to shipping.)
Thank you for entering, and for reading, and for buying my book.
And most important, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONTH, DAPHNE!!!! xox
Thank you for coming out to the Narberth Bookshop at the very moment the Phillies were playing. It means a lot to me to be able to share my work.
Huge thank yous to Ellen and Joan for the support, interest and hospitality. If you’re on the Main Line, please visit their wonderful shop on Haverford Ave.
Stay tuned for an upload of my talk. Technology is so much harder than writing.
Reserve your spot for my author chat and reading at the charming Narberth Bookshop on Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 pm. We’ll be talking about fact and fiction and the great in-between.
Pamela Gwyn Kripke 