You may have clicked your way here because you read my books, or you’ve been reading my poems, stories and essays in magazines and anthologies, in paper and on the Net.  Maybe we met at a college or community event, or you know about my motherhood research.  Maybe you’ve heard I was in Chicago’s underground pre-Roe abortion group, called JANE. Perhaps you’re looking for my book about Grace Paley.

You’ll find all that on this site: writing & reading, politics & performance — along with a little biography, photography and magic. Check out the Op-Ed page for short essays with long opinions, and pick up your homework assignment. Read a poem, story or essay onsite. Check for upcoming events, posted along with information about how to organize one, so we can work together. Take a look at the lists of books and recent & forthcoming publications; listen to readings and interviews at the links provided.

You know how this works, right? Six main pages are up on the top banner; each one has sub-pages — and some even have sub-sub-pages. Just cruise around; come on in ……..