April Community Alliance Article

The April issue of the Community Alliance paper it out all over town... but in case you haven't gotten your copy or you aren't local....

Here's the teaser.

When the Personal Becomes Political

By Kaylia Metcalfe

I attended a writers’ conference recently where I listened to a panel discussion about the “The Politics of the Writer” that centered on the idea of separating the artist from the art. Should they be separated? Should they be treated differently? Can this affect sales? Do artists (writers) have the right to hide their politics or the responsibility to share them with the world?

Of course, we were talking about this because of the recent news hoopla regarding Orson Scott Card.

Read the whole thing HERE!

On the Radio...

Tomorrow night I am fortunate enough to be part of a local author reading / signing event here in Fresno.

Along with that, I am very lucky to be able to promote the event on the radio earlier in the day. I will be on KFCF 88.1 during the "Its a Queer Thing" radio hour starting at 5:00.

I am very excited about both opportunities!

If you aren't local, you can hear the radio broadcast (live) by visiting this link.

Hooray for promotion and events!

Local Author Event in April!

Local Author Reading and Mingle

The Coffee Lounge (First and Gettysburg) -Fresno CA-

April 19^th 7pm

Coffee

Conversation

Chance to meet and mingle with local authors

Rob Swart, James Tyner, and Kaylia Metcalfe

For more information contact the

Coffee Lounge

559-412-4445

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James Tyner will be promoting The Ghetto Exorcist, a chapbook of poetry. 

Although he still considers himself new to poetry, James Tyner has won several awards for his writing, has appeared in numerous literary journals, and has been in three anthologies of poetry. Of mixed ethnicity, his work is often about the tough neighborhoods he grew up in. 

For more information about James: click here.

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Rob Swart will be promoting Victor and Tristan, a fantasy novel with a distinct philosophical bent, a literary edge, and a dragon. 

Rob is an impoverished writer of fantasy and redundant phrases. 

For more information about Rob: click here.

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Kaylia Metcalfe will be promoting Links, a collection which includes contemporary, literary, and speculative fiction short stories. 

Kaylia is a community organizer, blogger, free lance writer, and new mother. Her work has appeared in journals, print and web media, and she is currently working on her first novel. 

For more information about Kaylia... wait, you are already on her site! Feel free to poke around!

March Article in Community Alliance

My March article for Fresno's Community Alliance is available online!


Here's the teaser....


Studies Prove: Knowing More Than Other People Makes You Happy!

OK, I’ll admit it. I skim.

I see headlines, I nod along if I agree, shake my head if I don’t and many times move on to the next sensational headline in my Facebook newsfeed. (Or, as the case may be, the next photo of someone’s baby/cat/lunch.)

“Gay and Bi Men Are Happier Than Straight Dudes” Sure, I think, why not? 

Read the full thing here.

FogCon

I went to the SF Writer's Conference a few years back and it was an amazing weekend... I learned a lot, made some good connections, and came home motivated and full of ideas.

Now, as a new mother and our limited resources, I doubted I would ever be able to attend another conference like that one.

But guess what?


I am going to FogCon thanks to an Angel Membership and the unwavering support of my partner.

I'm excited to be surrounded by other writers and readers of Genre Fiction. I am looking forward to maybe getting some of my "in process" stuff workshoped.

I still need to figure out transportation and lodging, but I am so thrilled that I get to be part of this community event!

February's Community Alliance Article

Boy it's good to be writing again!

My February article Coming Out, the Choice Is Yours for the Fresno Community Alliance can be found here.


Here's the teaser....



The LGBT community is made up of men, women, individuals who don’t identify as either, tall people, short people, liberals, conservatives, gun-wielding rednecks and Ivy League elitist types. There is, however, one thing (besides the obvious) that they all have in common: the issue of coming out.

Coming out: when to do it, who to do it to, how to do it…and in many cases, whether or not to do it at all.

The decision can be difficult and as counselors to LGBT youth we are encouraged to remind them that coming out isn’t always necessary. If you feel your life will be in danger, if you are likely to get kicked out of your home, if there are mitigating circumstances, then we caution people to wait, to protect themselves and to come out later.

Read the rest of the article here!

January 2013 Update

Hello readers and supporters!

It has been a few months since this site was updated due to the birth of my daughter.

Already an active reader, she promises to follow in the footsteps of her parents. 

The past three months have been a wonderful break from the world as I get acquainted with her and with the joys and frustrations of motherhood.

However, I am excited to return to writing and reviewing. Look for more updates and entries in the coming year.

Thank you to everyone who sent well wishes; we are very happy.