MUSICAL MONDAYS at the Library: SONGBIRDS! with Maggie McKaig and Sally Ashcraft

Delighted to be performing with Maggie McKaig and Sally Ashcraft as The Songbirds. We’ve been having such fun putting this set together, creating three part harmonies on a delightful variety of songs, by songwriters such as the McGarrigle Sisters, Elizabeth Cotton, Utah Phillips, and Richard Fariña, as well as a few originals by Maggie and […]

Reading: Squaw Valley Community of Writers: Fiction Writers Write Memoir

Community of Writers, Squaw Valley

Honored to be sharing this evening with these authors of fiction who've also recently published memoirs: Glen David Gold, Elizabeth Rosner, and Amy Tan. We'll be addressing the differences and similarities between the two, and reading briefly from our work. The evening will be moderated by the insightful Beth Ruyak of Insight fame, on Capital […]

Reading & Discussion: FAIR USE and FLUNK. START.

Mammoth Lakes Library 400 Sierra Park Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA, United States

Delighted to be asked by the Mammoth Lakes Library to talk about my play FAIR USE, which addresses the "Was it plagiarism?" controversy surrounding Wallace Stegner's use of the life, memoirs, and letters of 19th century writer/illustrator Mary Hallock Foote in creating his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ANGLE OF REPOSE. A number of the audience will […]

Ex-Scientology Author Convention: Las Vegas

Suncoast Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV, United States

What a marvelous idea! Hosted by Janis Gilham Grady—author of Commodore's Messenger (Volume I: A Child Adrift in the Scientology Sea Organization and II: Riding Out the Storm with L. Ron Hubbard), about her years on the ship with Hubbard— this event brings together authors who were once Scientologists. Most of them held prestigious positions in the Church […]

LitQuake!! Of Demons & Dreams. A Night of Memoir. San Francisco

Sunday October 14th: OF DEMONS AND DREAMS. Assimilation, racism, escape, family dysfunction: the best memoirs confront both demons and dreams head-on. Tonight's readings touch on topics including the loss of a family fortune (host Frances Stroh), finding one’s voice in a new country (Reyna Grande), being seduced by Scientology (Sands Hall), going from broke poet to TV personality […]

LitQuake! San Francisco Porch Light Storytelling: Theme: ADVICE

Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Thrilled and delighted to be taking part in this venerable storytelling series. Porch Light: Monday October 15: 8:00pm - 10:00pm (doors at 7:00) We could all stand to hear some wisdom and guidance right about now. The Bay Area’s long-running Porchlight storytelling series returns with "advice"-themed tales from Steve Almond, Dickson Lam, Sands Hall, Sisonke Msimang, […]

Yeah, You Write! New York City

Bo's Kitchen and Bar 6 W 24th Street, New York, NY, United States

Diagnosis: Literature! Join us at Bo's Kitchen and Bar on 24th Street! Honored to join Danielle Ofri, MD; Akhil Sharma; Rana Awdish, MD; and Judith Hannan, in speaking to how literature helps save lives. Sofia Landon will read from Oakley Hall III's JARRY AND ME during the Open Mic. Produced by the Arnold P Gold […]

Robert J Carr Visiting Author— U of Illinois

Honored to take part in The Robert J. Carr Visiting Author Series at the University of Illinois. I'll be reading from Flunk. Start. Reclaiming my Decade Lost in Scientology at The Author's Corner in the Union Bookstore. 

St. Patrick’s Day!

Seaman's LOdge Pioneer Park, Nevada City, United States

Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Seaman's Lodge in Nevada City: Music begins at 4:00; dinner served starting at 5:00. I'll be singing and playing with my fellow Western Songbirds, Maggie McKaig and Sally Ashcroft, along with Luke Wilson, and performing a bit of Beckett with Tom Taylor. A line-up of fine bands, including Three […]

Paperback Launch! With JANE CIABATTARI at Books Inc. in Berkeley

BOOKS INC. Berkeley 1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, United States

Deeply honored to be joined by beloved author and critic JANE CIABATTARI to launch the paperback of my memoir. We'll be in conversation at BOOKS INC. in Berkeley. Books Inc. is the West's Oldest Independent Bookstore.