by SR_Admin | Jun 28, 2023 | Gun Violence, Gun Violence Prevention, Moms Demand Action
Photo courtesy of Mary Sobczak. There’s always lots going on in June in the gun violence prevention movement as we head outdoors and into the streets to raise awareness of the toll that gun violence takes in the United States every day — an average of 120... by SR_Admin | Dec 5, 2022 | Gun Violence, Gun Violence Prevention, Moms Demand Action
A couple weeks ago I participated in a talkback at the Teaneck International Film Festival as a representative of the gun violence prevention organization for which I do a fair amount of volunteering, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. I appreciated the... by SR_Admin | Jul 1, 2019 | Gun Violence, Personal Essay, Publication news
On June 13th, Maine writers, readers, editors, publishers, and librarians gathered at the Bangor Public Library for the announcement of the 2019 Maine Literary Awards. I was there to meet and mingle with the Maine writing community and to find out if “What A Bullet... by SR_Admin | May 16, 2019 | Gun Violence, Gun Violence Prevention, Personal Essay, Publication news
I’m so excited to share that one of my essays is a finalist for a 2019 Maine Literary Award!! The annual awards are one of the many ways the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance supports the literary community of Maine. I submitted two essays, and I’m... by SR_Admin | Nov 3, 2018 | Gun Violence, NonfictioNOW2018
It was such a pleasure to present on a panel at the NonfictioNOW conference in Phoenix the other day. The other panelists and I have all written about, or are currently researching and writing about, some aspect of gun violence. While our presentations and the... 
by SR_Admin | Sep 2, 2018 | Be SMART, Gun Violence, Gun Violence Prevention, Moms Demand Action, Publication news
August went by in a blur — not just because I traveled to two conferences and visited family, but also because I was battling upper respiratory symptoms. I powered through several days, then spent many days in bed on antibiotics, and had a handful of days where...