It's been a rough year and a half--two moves, a job change, a school change, a LOT of health challenges, and a brand-new puppy!  I survived it all...but at the cost of my writing. I haven't written anything in 2023, and we're already halfway through June.

Clarion West Write-A-Thon, save me! :D Now, I don't really want to fundraise...nobody I know personally has any cash to spare right now, including me.  But I do want to write. The plan is to do it! 500 words a day, every day I can.  Send all that positive energy my way!

Writer bio: Lisa is a Texas-born, Kansas-bred, now Maryland-resident writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror. She is a member of SFWA and HWA and can be found online at lisashortauthor.com and on Twitter and Instagram @Lisa_K_Short. 

Clarion West 2023 Write-a-thon

Amal El-Mohtar during the 2019 Summer Reading Series

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