A year ago, the thought of going back to school to finish my M.A. degree was certainly in my mind, but didn’t seem within the realm of possibility. How could I find the time and the brain capacity to finish this degree? Was I even smart enough to do it? Would they have me back? Did I even know how to be a scholar … Read More You can do it. I know you can.
The week started out great with a wonderful review of Echolocation in the Star Tribune: Four women confront their pasts in this tough, fierce story about not fitting in. My thanks to Ellen Akins for her terrific review. Things just kept getting better as Echolocation was this week’s featured fiction at The Nervous Breakdown. Had the best time at Pen Parentis on Tuesday night, reading alongside Suzzy Roche and Eleanor Henderson, … Read More From New York to Newburyport and beyond
What a beautiful, eventful week it has been. Woke up this morning to a wonderful feature article in my local paper: I’ve always dreamed of this. Have received emails and phone calls and pats on the back today. My community has been so wonderfully supportive. My mind was BLOWN by Maura Lynch’s generous review of Echolocation. Thank you, Maura! Here’s a quote from it: … Read More Launch Week Wrap Up: My Cup Runneth Over
I just made myself a cup of green tea. The tag on the tea bag string said: “Live in your strength.” But right now I am overcome with emotion and do not feel very strong. It’s not that I think being emotional is weak; I do not. In fact, I believe being emotional is all strength and necessary. It is that I am allowing … Read More Launch Day for Echolocation, with thanks
From all of my years of writing, I’ve steeled myself for negative feedback, for rejection. Imagine my surprise when I find that my book is receiving such positive feedback. Truly, my cup runneth over! This has been an incredible week of reviews and interviews, for which I am ever so grateful. Today, I woke up to an interview between my friend Matthew Quick and … Read More Echolocation: Reviews and Interviews
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Read excerpts from Jennifer Pieroni’s novel-in-progress “Motley Pond” at Wigleaf. http://wigleaf.com/
“Echolocation is a perfect little book about reality hitting hard. It’s about necessary roughness and begrudging tenderness, and it swallows one up while reading. I certainly look forward to experiencing more of Myfanwy Collins’ work.” Sara Habein, Glorified Love Letters. To read the full review, click here.
This short is utterly breathtaking. I had goosebumps over and over as I watched it. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
I’m excited to have work included in Stripped. Here’s the blurb: “Stripped is a collection with a twist. Yes, the fiction contained herein includes works from some of the best-known names in flash fiction as well as the work of emerging writers, but the bylines have been removed so you can’t tell who wrote what. What’s more, the stories hinge largely on gender roles – but … Read More Stripped
Yesterday, we lost our friend. January 12th, 2002 was not the day he was born, but the day he was reborn. It was the day we brought him home from the shelter and our beautiful friendship began. He was one of the great loves of my life. Today, I wrap myself in a womb of grief. Good bye, my friend. I will love you … Read More RIP, Darby 1/12/2002-12/4/2011
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