I'm happy to announce that White Cat Publication published one of my stories! You can read Pixie's at the Pub for free on the White Cat Publications website. 

I recently started writing flash fiction stories again. These are very short stories--generally 1,000 words or less (about 4 pages). Even though they are short, I typically revise each story multiple times and send it to a few readers before I submit it for publication. This process is fun for me because I like refining short works.
I hope you enjoy the story!
Here's the full link:
whitecatpublications.com/2023/12/01/pixies-at-the-pub/

​To catch you up if you mainly know me for my writing, I also co-founded a small publishing company called Thinking Ink Press. We publish one or two books each year.

We applied for the Innovative Voices program last June. We are so excited that we were selected as one of five publishers for a grant and mentoring! 

When I found out, I was in a zoom call with Keiko--one of the members of Thinking Ink Press. I saw the email telling us we were selected. I said, "ohmygod, ohmygod, Keiko, look at your email!"
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Then her face looked like the surprised emoji and I could see in my zoom square that my face turned red because my heart was beating so fast with joy. And then we got Liza and Anthony to join us in the zoom too, so we could tell them. It was a really big moment for our press!

To read the announcement from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) , click here.
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Hi writer friends!

​Thinking Ink Press is going to be publishing a science fiction anthology focused on neurodiversity and aliens! It will be edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted. 

We're open to submissions for short stories, flash fiction, and poetry through December 31, 2023. To see the guidelines, visit neurodiversiverse.com.

​Armed with a Book has been so welcoming and supportive of the editors and authors in Clubfoot Connections: Stories, Essays, and Poetry from the Clubfoot Community. We really appreciate it!
As some of you may remember, Maureen and I co-edited this nonfiction anthology, which was published by Thinking Ink Press in time for World Clubfoot Day in June 2023.
Maureen Hoff was a guest on the Creator's Roulette at Armed with a Book. Click here to read a lovely interview with Maureen where she talks about her experiences creating and hosting her podcast A Clubfoot Mom.

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If you'd like to buy a copy of Clubfoot Connections, it's available in ebook and paperback editions at many booksellers. Here's a link: https://books2read.com/clubfoot-connections.

Exciting news! Thinking Ink Press is one of the twenty finalists who have been shortlisted for the IBPA Innovative Voices program, sponsored by IngramSpark.
We are honored to be among this group of independent publishers who are doing such amazing work. 
If selected, we would receive funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help us become a better publisher.

For info about the other finalists, click here.

I always enjoy visiting the Armed with a Book website. It's such a welcoming place! For a behind-the-scenes look at the book development for Clubfoot Connections, check out my guest post The Story Behind the Book on the The Creator’s Roulette.

​Exciting news for my writer friends--Your Writing Matters by Keiko O’Leary, published by Thinking Ink Press, is included in The Write Stuff StoryBundle!

​This ebook bundle of indie books is available for a limited time—June 14-July 6, 2023. You decide what price you want to pay. For $5, you'll get the basic bundle of 4 books in .epub format. If you pay at least $20, you get 6 additional bonus books for a total of 10 books, including Your Writing Matters.
Bundle buyers can donate a portion of their proceeds to Able Gamers. Able Gamers creates opportunities that enable play to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.
If you're looking for writing books, this is a great way to support small, independent publishers and authors!

For my readers with an interest in clubfoot, visit Books2Read to see where to buy (Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more). 
​Clubfoot Connections: Stories, Essays, and Poetry from the Clubfoot Community  will be available at more bookstores soon! 

The always interesting  Maureen Hoff just interviewed me on her podcast A Clubfoot Mom!
In this episode, we talk about the upcoming anthology that we developed together Clubfoot Connections: Stories, Essays, and Poetry from the Clubfoot Community. ​

Here's a first look at the cover for Clubfoot Connections​! This nonfiction anthology is coming soon from Thinking Ink Press, in time for World Clubfoot Day, which is June 3.
Clubfoot Connections collects 23 perspectives from people of all ages with a variety of backgrounds. They share, in their own words, their personal and emotional clubfoot experiences.
For this book, I'm in an editing role and have had the opportunity to work with a wonderful assortment of authors. I’m so pleased with how it’s turning out!