interview with nunum online, upcoming readings

NUNUM did a short interview with me that's now online. Not sure whether I'd answer the questions the same way now, but it's pretty recent!

I'll be reading "My Mother's Suitcases" from THE LUNATICS' BALL at a Rolling Writers garden reading in late June. I just read "Shooting Mussolini" at Patricia's Books on B reading, also from the book. I need to decide what to read at the Irish-American Crossroads Salon on March 29. It needs to be Irish-related, and Violet Gibson (who attempted to assassinate Mussolini) was Irish. I have a fictionalized monologue from Lizzie Halliday (as well as a long essay) in the book, but I don't know whether they want to hear about an Irish-American serial killer! Also more flash fictions than I remember publishing that grew out of the research for THE LUNATICS' BALL, back when I thought it might include straight fiction. I read the one about Crazy Jane once and really enjoyed it. The Crossroads folks say they're allotting 10-15 minutes per reader, which is a lot.

Still no edited manuscript and I think I just have to accept that the manuscript won't be complete by April 1, even if I manage to have all the other materials ready . Disappointing, but not the end of the world to be published in fall 2027 instead of spring 2027.