Happy to announce that my story, “When Walls Weep,” which was one of two finalists for The Editors’ Prize, has now been published in The Florida Review, Vol 39, No.1( and 2, (2015), p. 65/ The story is excerpted, in part, from my forthcoming novel, One for the Ark, to be published by Ampersand in...Read More
Colum McCann’s Letter to a Young Writer resonates with this old writer as well. Wish I’d written it. It’s pretty short, each sentence a meditation. I guarantee you’ll be inspired if you follow the link!Read More
USA Today reports that a full sized replica of Noah’s Ark is being built on former farmland less than an hour south of Cincinnati in Williamstown, KY, and will officially open in less than 10 months. Read More
The Judge in the Writers Digest Self-Published Book Contest had this to say about SALUTING THE SUN. Very nice review; unfortunately, we didn’t place in the top ten. “Mary Hutchings Reed’s SALUTING THE SUN’s best feature is that it has two compelling women at its center: the cousins Dawn Ann McKnight, a Chicago weather forecaster,...Read More
Attorney Susan J. Russell, who usually writes poetry and children’s books, sings and plays the harmonica, turned her love of words and love of animals into a full color coffee table book, “A Ruff Road Home: The Court Case Dogs of Chicago,” to benefit Safe Humane Chicago, which directs the Court Case Dog...Read More
Happy to report the US Review of Books RECOMMENDS Saluting the Sun in its review. RECOMMENDED is given to 10 to 20% of the titles it reviews, and means the reviewer thinks it’s a “compelling and lasting read.” If you are looking for a lovely Christmas present, you can buy a copy of WARMING UP...Read More
Happy to report that a novella, The Jane (excerpted from my draft novel Womb) has been short-listed for the William Wisdom-William Faulkner Prize for a Novella. In addition, my current novel-in-progress, Harmony’s Peace & Joy has been shortlisted in that category!Read More
Looking forward to speaking at Chicago Writers Conference on September 26 at 3 pm. My session is a “small session” where participants can “ask a lawyer anything.” I attended CWC last year and was impressed by the high quality of the presentations. I’ll also be selling copies of LCA’s Book Law for Authors for $10 for...Read More
I’m so pleased to be one of five writers to read at Waterline Writers on September 20, when the group kicks off its 2015-2016 season of monthly reading events.Read More
From Amicus Scriptor, August 28, 2015: Although I fully retired from the practice of law a few months ago, as we approach September I again feel — as I do every year — the “back-to-school” excitement of my youth. New teacher! New clothes! (Well, at least a new uniform!) New school supplies!Read More
