The image is from a very recent collaborative book, Heart Beating Beneath the Earth, which I was asked to submit a poem for. The photograph was taken by Jann Rosen-Queralt and this work is from the book, Heart Beating Beneath the Earth, Page 35, 2023. Further work by Jann can be viewed at https://bakerartist.org/portfolios/jann-rosen-queralt. The…
Recently, The Sparkle Bookstore hosted historical novelist Leisha Douglas for a talk on her novel Triple Threat: The Story of a 1920s Broadway Star. In case you missed it, here’s a conversation we had with her about writing historical fiction, the surprises in store, and getting to know her amazing grandmother, Elizabeth Hines. Leisha Douglas: Reclamation Through Fiction…
Triple Threat: The Story of a 1920s Broadway Star Written by Leisha Douglas Review by Deborah Cay Wilding Set in the glittering jazz-age world of 1920s New York City, Triple Threat chronicles the true-life career of Elizabeth Hines in her dazzling rise to Broadway stardom. Her stage debut at sixteen brings her to the attention of…
I am thrilled to announce that Poets & Writers is supporting my July 19th reading as the featured poet at the wonderful Tompkins Corner Cultural Center. I will share poems from Hand Fishing, my new chapbook, as well as new work. For more information, here’s the link: tompkinscorners.org https://www.tompkinscorners.org On August 2nd, I am scheduled…
Triple Threat: The Story of a 1920sBroadway Star by Leisha DougLas The book launch video with my conversation with my friend, author and therapist, Serge Prengel, at the Chappaqua library on March 29th, 2026.
Dear Readers, My novel, now titled Triple Threat, will be available March 27th. If you can, come for the book launch and my conversation with my friend, author and therapist, Serge Prengel, at the Chappaqua library on March 29th, 2-3:30 p.m. Please register at the library if you want to attend. For those who prefer…
Dear Readers, It is already September, and I haven’t updated my website. My silence isn’t due to writer’s block. In fact, I’ve been exploring new directions. At the editor’s request, I’ve started a column titled The Poets Among Us for the local Northern Westchester County newspaper, The Recorder, along with posting my free monthly mini-essays…
Dear Readers, On the eve of summer 2024, I reflect on the passage of this past six months in terms of publications. I am pleased to share my recent publication news with you and an available link. Published Poems: Teaching a Dog about Death published in Vol. 14 Last Stanza Journal available…
My poem, In My Dream, appears in this award-winning collection, the proceeds of which have donated 58,000 meals to the food insecure. The book has won the 2023 IPPY Award for Outstanding Audiobook of the Year and 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Best Anthology and Best Covid-19 Pandemic Book.
After several years of extensive reading and research, I am in the last leg of writing a historical novel titled The Ingenue. The project centers on the development of a young woman, Elizabeth Hines, who, initially under the tutelage of George M. Cohan (“George M”), became an internationally known, well-respected musical comedy star and actress….