Nice Things People Said About Me

Having clients who love my work is really I need to feel warm and fuzzy. The rest is all just icing ... thick, creamy, buttery icing.

Review of "The Comfort of Paper Trees"

In "Reading Ahead, New Writers Keep the Fictional Faith" published in The New Yorker (Oct. 5, 1995), Daphne Merkin compares me to Joan Didion. C'mon, who doesn't want to be compared to Joan Didion??? (see page 4)

Chatting about "When Grief Was a Country"

Martin Perlich, Program Director at KCSN, interviewed Silent Voices editor-in-chief Peter Balaskas on November 9, 2009, on KCSN's Arts and Roots Forum. About four minutes into the interview, these lovely fellows say some very nice things about my story. Thanks, guys!

Reviews & Mentions of Plan a Fabulous Party In No Time

Review by blogger Elisa Camahort
Review by Jorga Riggenbach at the Tuscon Computer Society
Newsletter mention from the moms at SheKnows
The parents at Family Education liked my book! Look at all these lovely excerpts...

• Alternative Holiday Celebrations
• May Day Dessert Party
• Planning Ahead for the Perfect Party
• Multicultural Winter Party
• After the Party
• Halloween Costume Party
• Office Parties
• Party Basics
• Labor Day Picnic
• Choosing Party Venues
• Showers
• Birthday Parties
• Know Your Party Style
• Housewarming Parties
• St. Patrick's Day Progressive Party
• Independence Day Block Party

2001 Writer's Digest Best Web Site Competition

Writer's Digest loves my website! Well, not as much they loved the site that actually won, but I made it into the top ten, so I'm not complaining. Too much.

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