I’ve been working, writing, and producing for public radio since 2006 ever since I discovered that DC has No Food. That commentary, my first for WAMU 88.5’s Metro Connection, won Best of the Year and started my journey down the cobblestone path. Since then, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and interview many incredible people from Muppets and Jedis to Nobel Prize Winners and political leaders.
High in the sky, taller than the tallest buildings, lived Nimbus the Cloud. For those of you who have read Pitter Patty Finds Another Day, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, That’s wrong. That’s not how it begins. You’re not wrong, except that really is how it began. This is the origin story of […]
On Saturday December 18, 2021, they presented the awards for the 2021 Hugo Awards. For those who don’t know, they’re sort of the Oscars for the field of science fiction and fantasy. So, for genre writers and nerds (like me) they’re a pretty big deal. The first award was presented in 1953, and together with […]
March 28, 2026
Reading: Hornytown Chutzpah at Mojomala Books Silver Spring
March 23, 2026
Book Talk: OLLI at AU
Serendipity Talk: From Page to Stage: Muppets, Publishing, and Chutzpah
March 19, 2026
Book Talk: Connie Morella Public Library
March 18, 2026
Signing event: Parkway Deli
March 17, 2026
Book birthday: Hornytown Chutzpah
March 4, 2026
Reading at AWP Conference. World “live” premier of Hornytown Chutzpah.
Pitter Patty Finds Another Day to be released on May 16, 2023!
“A sweet, playful story about finding the people who love you for who you are.”
-Rachel Kolar, Author of Mother Ghost
Pitter Patty is a rain cloud who only wants one thing: a friend. But no matter what she tries, people still sing “Rain, rain, go away.” She has almost given up. But there is one last hope. Pitter Patty is going to find “Another Day”
Here’s a sketch I did as part of #WSID
