When America Faced the Sea

Thanks to Ken Ackerman, the brains behind Viral History, for letting me post about another era of national crisis, and a new group portrait of everyday Americans doing extraordinary things during the War of 1812. Check out the post featuring Long Islander Joshua Penny here. The new book comes out next week!

Characters in the Neighborhood

See my guest post about neighborhood profiles and a new workshop, on The Writer's Center blog at First Person Plural.