Mariners Inn is a recovery and rehabilitation center located in the heart of Detroit. They have both outpatient and residential programs. One of their residents has started a game night, and they are seeking donations of gently used board games (with all of the pieces, please!) to expand their offerings. If you have any games on…
Sustainable Sundays at the Mushroom Ranch
Longtime Detroit residents and OGs Tuka Rivers and Jan Robo hold Sustainable Sundays at their residence each week from 2-8 PM. The events are centered around discussion on a pre-selected topic related to food security and/or sustainability, general conversation and fellowship, barter, and just pure relaxation in good company. From their Facebook page: Green Think Tank for…
East Side Reading Series: Devotion
On Feb. 18th, the East Side Reading Series will be held at Pages Bookshop (19560 Grand River in Detroit). Several authors will be there to read original works that relate to this month’s theme (devotion): Desiree Cooper Karen Simpson Kelly Fordon Kim Fairley Linda Sienkewicz Terry Blackhawk The East Side Reading Series is coordinated by local author…
Story News
My short story “Counting Mississippis” is now live and available to read for free on Kaleidotrope! It’s a dark fantasy story about mothers and daughters and the storms they face together. There’s also quite a bit about hair in there; you might not realize it, but wrangling unruly locks is something I think about a lot….
New Story!
My short story “Terrible Fish” is now available to read for free at FLAPPERHOUSE. It’s a horror story about mirrors, because every mirror I’ve ever seen has creeped me out at least a little bit. Check it out, and while you’re there don’t forget to read the rest of the issue. FLAPPERHOUSE is a fun,…
Why You Should Eat at the International Mini-Café
Detroit’s International Mini-Cafe is only open for a few hours a day, but that shouldn’t stop you from sampling their salads, samosas, and sandwiches.
Step Aside, George…
…it’s the Summer of Dora. So many amazing things are happening right now, my carpal tunnel will explode out of my hands and onto the keyboard if I try to type them all. This will be a very brief post, as I need to cross at least one Craphouse item off of my to-do list…
Flower Day Recap and a Quickie Craphouse Update
Flower Day was a blast! It rained like crazy, the temperature was five degrees less than comfortable for the clothes I was wearing, the wind kept blowing my hair into my face and the faces of those around me (couldn’t find a ponytail holder, sorry Eastern Marketers), and I’m on the tail end of a…
The Hub of Detroit: Youth Earn-A-Bike & Bike Ride
The Hub of Detroit is a fantastic organization. They’ve evolved from their humble beginnings as Back Alley Bikes, a 2000 Detroit Summer program, to a fully-stocked bicycle shop and repair center which hosts regular events for people of all ages. They have numerous programs, including bicycle repair workshops and bicycle giveaways for youth. On May…
Rebuild Your Soil With a Garden Party
Bioremediation Action is holding a planting party this Friday, May 6th at the Mulberry Center at the corner of Lincoln and Selden (the actual address is 3716 Lincoln) in Detroit. They’ll be planting bioremediators around a grey water system they recently removed. Bioremediators are plants which draw heavy metals such as lead or mercury, along…
Learning to Fish: Sustainability & Food Justice Events in Detroit
1st Annual Detroit Food Summit If you live in Detroit, then you know how difficult it is to get nutritious food at reasonable prices within the city limits. Only one major supermarket chain still has stores within Detroit itself: two stores.
Menace and Whimsy II
My story “These Troubles, Oh No” is now online over at A cappella Zoo. It’s an excerpt from my NaNoWriMo novel Uncurled. A different title was given in the notes, but it’s changed. Permanently, ’cause this is a much better title. It’s taken from a line in R.A. Lafferty’s The Reefs of Earth: “A child’s…