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"THE PINK UNICORN" will be part of the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City this November


I have been invited to perform my one woman show, "The Pink Unicorn," at New York's United Solo Theatre Festival, on Theatre Row, November 4, 2013. More information--including where you can purchase tickets--will be available in July.


Based on a true story, "The Pink Unicorn" chronicles the journey of small town Christian widow, living in Texas, whose life is upended when her teenaged daughter announces she is genderqueer and starting a chapter of the Gay and Straight Alliance at the local high school.

This show has been supported by the Blue Mountain Center, Central Washington University (CWU) and Kent Stephens' Stage Force.

One of my original fairy tales has been published in THE ENCHANTED CONVERSATION


The Enchanted Conversation publishes original fairy tales and scholarly articles.


Are you interested in a workshop?


I'm available to teach workshops

I give half day, day and week long intensives in Playwriting, Writing Plays for Children, Adapting Literature for the Stage and rasaboxes movement technique. I have taught to all sorts of age groups and all sorts of populations. My workshops are hands-on, fun and immediately applicable. Please contact me if you are interested and we can talk about what I can do for you and whether or not I'm available to do it.




WRITING NEWS! WRITING NEWS!


NEW PUBLICATION FROM DRAMATIC PUBLISHING


Three of my plays appear in this new anthology available from Dramatic Publishing

Also available from the same publisher, the musical (written with composer Tina Lear), "Cathy's Creek"

OR EXPLORE MY POPULAR NON FICTION BOOK FOR KIDS


On sale at Treasure Bay and other sites

I just finished the Young Adult Library Services spring reading challenge! Check out my reviews on Goodreads.







Elise's bookshelf: hub-challenge-books




The Diviners


3 of 5 stars




Solid ghost story with a vibrant setting--New York in the 1920's. I loved the voice of the novel--musical, tinkling, busy -- you can practically hear ragtime piano in the background. Like a lot of current teen novels this one seems mad...


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Code Name Verity


5 of 5 stars




This is primarily a story about a strong friendship between two wonderful young women. But it is also a first class adventure story, historical fiction at its very best. I know it sounds utterly cliched, but this is really true--I laug...


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The Fault in Our Stars


4 of 5 stars




An unflinching look at love, death and bad luck. I loved the characters, rooted for them, cried for them, enjoyed myself thoroughly and then thanked the author for a lovely experience.


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The Name of the Star


4 of 5 stars




A smart ghost story with a likeable heroine and an interesting setting. I enjoyed the way Maureen Johnson took her time setting up the world, the central problem and the stakes. I enjoyed learning about life in an English boarding school...


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Seraphina


5 of 5 stars




I really enjoyed this fantasy/​mystery. It is thoroughly original, very absorbing, very well plotted and constructed. It is also a stunning meditation on the nature of love and a celebration of what it means to be a human being. Plus--...


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