Interview with author Domenica Ruta

 “My kid and I talk a lot about the books we read together throughout the day, bringing them to life, and this reaffirms to me that writing and stories matter to people’s lives”    ~Domenica Ruta, author.  PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). DR:   I am a […]

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Interview with author Marina Budhos

 “The best part about being a parent writer is children keep it real.  I don’t have time to be precious or pretentious about my writing.  I go for the stories that seem the most powerful, the most essential.  I don’t waste time.  I don’t have enough time to waste!”    ~Marina Budhos, author.  PP: Describe your […]

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Interview with JP Howard

“Don’t be too hard on yourself. Even a half hour of solo writing time is an accomplishment, especially, when balancing writing while parenting.”    ~JP Howard, Lambda Literary finalist, and award-winning poet.  PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). JPH: I’m a black lesbian poet, wife, mama of two […]

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Interview with poet Teresa Dzieglewicz

“I am trying to be open to the ways that what I learn from my writing can enrich my parenting and the ways my little person can enrich my writing.”    ~Teresa Dzieglewicz, educator, Pushcart Prize-winning poet, and winner of the 2018 Auburn Witness Poetry Prize PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting […]

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Interview with Author Josh Neufeld

“I always understood that being both a parent and an artist is a tenuous balancing act, but that passion, dedication, perseverance, and a form of artistic single-mindedness are all keys to success.”    ~Josh Neufeld, author of A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge (Pantheon) PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment? […]

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Interview with author Wendy Lee

“What’s great about being a parent who writes is that you constantly have material. … I know I have to write everything down before I forget it.”    ~Wendy Lee, author The Art of Confidence (Kensington)   PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment? WL: I’m a stay-at-home-mom to a […]

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