September Newsletter
“Varied Thrush”
Happy September!
What a whirlwind the last month has been! I had an absolutely transformative experience at the Lambda Literary Writer’s Retreat. It was exhausting but inspiring, and I’ve been doing my best to keep the momentum up. In the weeks since the retreat, I’ve written 10,000 words of my newest draft. My goal is to have this draft finished by December.
If you’d like to hear me read an excerpt from this work-in-progress, you can find my segment of the Lambda Literary Fellows Reading Series here. (Again, it’s a work-in-progress!!)
In music news, I just released my single “Varied Thrush”! Follow the link to find it on all streaming platforms. If you can spare a few seconds to follow me on Spotify (or wherever you listen), and/or to share the track with someone you think might like it, it would help me out a lot! My listenership is sloooooowly climbing.
If you’d like a Varied Thrush sticker, send me your address and I’ll get one in the mail for you!
Some more new singles are now in the mixing phase, so I should have new releases to announce very soon! I’m hoping I can fit some songwriting in somewhere amidst the fiction-writing before the end of the year as well. Other than that, I’ve been teaching piano (all online again, since case numbers are so high here - please get vaccinated!) and applying for writing grants and fellowships. Fingers crossed!
Happy Labor Day to folks in the US, and shanah tovah to those celebrating Rosh Hashanah!
Take care,
Stephan
a.k.a. Sparkbird