Have you seen In the Hills?

Sometimes I go places.

 

And when I’m in those places, I’d love to get to know you. I attend festivals, book signings, and plan on adding other various and sundry events to my schedule in 2026, so check back regularly to see if something has been added locally to you. 

If you’re looking for guest poets or authors for your own event, or you think I’d be a good fit for something you heard about, just reach out and let me know.

April 18
Poetry Reading and Open Mic at Blue Dog Books

April 18, 2026
2:00-4:00

2:30-3:00 Poetry reading followed by open mic

245 South Main Street, Springboro, OH 45066

 

April 25
Independent Bookstore Day
Book Block Party at Roebling Bookstore in Newport, KY
and
Indie Bookstore Day
at Blue Dog Bookstore

April 25, 2026
Roebling Bookstore – Newport KY
10:00-12:00
meeting readers, selling and signing books

Blue Dog Books – Springboro, OH
2:00-5:00
meeting readers and playing bookseller for the day
How cool is that.

May 2
Ohio Is For Writers Book Fest

Local Author Book Fair
May 2
10:00-3:00

Main Library Annex
140 South Paint Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601

May 9
Grove City Book Festival

Local Author Book Fair
May 9
10:00-4:00

3359 Park St. Grove City, OH

May 16
Hocking Hills Book Fair

Hocking Hills Lodge
May 16
12:00-6:00

Hocking Hills Lodge
20020 State Route 664
Logan, OH

June 6-7
The Big Ohio Book Con

 

June 6 10:00-6:00
June 7 9:00-4:00

735 Lafayette Rd.
Medina, OH

 

July 25
Coshocton Book Fest

July 25
9:00-4:00

Lake Park Pavilion

August 7-8
Lewisburg Literary Festival

August 7
August 8
Lewisburg, WV

The Literary Town Square
found in the lobby area of the Greenbrier Convention and Visitors Bureau

October 24
Louisville Book Festival

 

Kentucky International Convention Center

October 24 10:00-5:00

November 14
Ink in the Hills

London Community Center
November 21
10:00-6:00

London Community Center
529 South Main
London, KY

November 21
Hocking Hills Book Fair

Hocking Hills Lodge
November 21
12:00-6:00

Hocking Hills Lodge
20020 State Route 664
Logan, OH

maiden, mother, crone

available now

Maiden, Mother, Crone is a glimpse into the mind of a woman as she contends with her life’s experiences. The book is divided into 3 sections each one a stage of womanhood. Each poem an experience as she moves through these 3 stages of womanhood. Maiden is a young woman trying to find herself, find someone to love, begin to heal herself, understand where she fits in the world. Mother is a blend of motherhood and divorce – they went hand in hand. Crone is the later years in life. Looking back from where she has been and forward to what is left. Throughout she is trying to find peace and acceptance with herself and her world. Somewhere you may recognize pieces of your story too.

poems

Heirlooms

She looked around at the building that was once home nothing left but bricks and charred wood her grandmother’s dishes are strewn across the floor in pieces family pictures ruined by fire and water all the memories that were scattered around the house gone and she...

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Freedom

They looked at the people They did not understand this thing called freedom that someone would die for it they could not taste it they could not see it they could not feel it they could only call it greed for that is what they were told so they tried to destroy ...

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