ONE YEAR anniversary for the missing girl

IIt's been a year since my chapbook THE MISSING GIRL arrived in the mail, and today I'm grateful to Black Lawrence Press and so many others: the literary journals who published my flash and nominated me for awards, the Bay Area bookstores who are selling THE MISSING GIRL, my writing group in San Francisco for their critiques and unflagging support, writers who took the time to write blurbs or review the book (so many more than I expected!)—and all the READERS who have responded to the book, those I know, and those I don't know. (Love the twitter flash community. This year I met two flash writers in person that I never would have otherwise. Looking forward to meeting more in Portland at AWP.) I'm filled with gratitude at what a great year it has been for my little book.