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Fall News 2020 – Voices and Chaos

Welcome to Fall 2020 – where it seems both imperative and often impossible to find our voices amid this catastrophic time. But voices do matter – and I am grateful that on this 6th anniversary of the publication of my memoir, I recently spoke my story into a new kind of life: The Coconut Latitudes … [Read More...]
New Writing in Anthologies
2018 Edition of Travel Stories and Highlights.
My short story “Lost in Spain” published in the 2018 Edition of Travel Stories and Highlights.
60 Compelling Travel Stories
40 Absorbing Travel Highlights
44 Authors, Writers and Poets
This anthology, edited by Robert Fear, is now available on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback editions. Yes, it has that Amazon sneak-peek “Look Inside” feature..my story is on page 150!
The Magic of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writing Journey
Stories by writers of memoir, edited by Linda Joy Myers (President and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers) and Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press. A “memoirist’s companion for when the going gets tough,” the book also includes interviews with high-profile writers. On Sale Now…click the cover to purchase!
More info →Wandering in Andalusia
Wandering in Andalusia is the latest in a series of travel anthologies published by Wanderland Writers. This volume includes a rich mix of stories by writers who searched for and encountered the soul of southern Spain. Along the way, they discovered, and wrote about, a country ripe with contradiction and a place “where both duende and alegria co-exist.”
More info →Coconut Latitude Awards
2016 National Indie Excellence Award
2015 Indie Book Award
2015 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award
“Why There Are Words” Literary Event – Rita Reads The Coconut Latitudes
April 7 – Radio Interview
Monday, April 7th – I was interviewed by Dorit Sasson on her BlogTalkRadio program "Giving Voice to Your Courage"
Click to listen to the recorded podcast.