Join us at Write in the Harbor!
This wonderful conference happens November 4 and 5, 2022 in Gig Harbor, WA. I’ll be presenting, along with a terrific slate of other creative and talented people. If you’re a writer or think you might like to be, come and join...
Rivers of Ink, A Conference for Writers
Rivers of Ink is a wonderfully helpful and intimate conference in Richland, WA, this year held on October 7 and 8, 2022. For information about it, click here. I’m excited to be part of it, presenting a workshop titled Tension: A Story’s Dynamic...
Scriptoria Workshop for Writers
This June 20-24 in Grand Rapids, MI, I’ll be attending a wonderful new writing workshop. Scriptoria is a joint effort of three universities: Calvin, Cornerstone and Aquinas. It follows the format of an MFA residency, with critiquing workshops in the morning,...An American Reflects on Life in Peru . . . and in America
Ollantaytambo, in the Andes between Cusco and Macchu Pichu My son Brendan and his wife, Erin, have lived in the Peruvian Andes for twelve years, working as missionaries among the Quechua people. (For their website, see https://sites.google.com/site/peruconnallys/. To...
Welcome!
I am a writer who loves good music and good stories. It’s been my privilege to combine these loves by writing fiction that honors the creation of beauty, even in the bleakest of circumstances, through the creation of music. Writing has also led me to a deep interest in the recent history of central and eastern Europe.
Come and explore with me!