Category Archives: Writings and Projects

What I’m Up To

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Caroline Ailanthus

I spent several hours today working on a post for you, and it didn’t work. It just wouldn’t come together, nope, not happening. So, what do I write? Well, instead of sharing my latest thoughts with you, I figure maybe … Continue reading →

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Three Years Ago

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Caroline Ailanthus

I wrote the following on a lark a few years ago. It turned out well. ……………………………………………. ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, both beagles are stirring, missing my spouse. Chris Seymour has gone out on a … Continue reading →

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A Poem of Mine

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Caroline Ailanthus

I was very busy the morning of September 11th. I had an appointment to draw the portrait of a snake whom I found at the border of damp sand and cool clay. I owe the dead my grief, I know, … Continue reading →

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Taking from the Dead

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Caroline Ailanthus

So, the book that is downloading itself has been green-lighted. I’m doing this. And I’m really excited by it. The thing is that it is based on the principle of collage, mixing things from the real world in unusual combinations–the … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Caroline Ailanthus

So, yesterday I completed another revision of my next book–and I think it is the last one. There will be proof-reading, of course, which I’ll hire someone else to do, but I think it’s done. Woa. Now, what? The practical … Continue reading →

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Introducing….

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Caroline Ailanthus

I’m writing another book! I’ve been writing it for a while, but I’m now close enough to publication (possibly as early as this summer, but within the next twelve months) that it’s time to let you in on the secret. … Continue reading →

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News!

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Caroline Ailanthus

Now and then, I like to give you some actual news about my writing life, instead of simply sharing whatever thoughts happen to be bouncing around my brain. so, here goes. Most exciting, another podcast interview of mine has gone … Continue reading →

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I think It’s Coming

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Caroline Ailanthus

So, for the last several years, I’ve been working on a sequel to my book, Ecological Memory. I have not been having an easy time of it. This will sound odd to anybody who isn’t a writer, but the book … Continue reading →

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I Did It!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Caroline Ailanthus

Well, after months and months (or maybe years) of playing around with the concept, I finally went ahead and began publishing my Oz story as a serialized novel on a WordPress blog. I have four chapters up, now, and plan … Continue reading →

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Introducing Ecological Memory: A Novel

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Caroline Ailanthus

Drumroll, please…. I have a new book coming out! OK, it will actually be several months, possibly as much as a year, until publication, but I’m told it’s important to begin marketing several months in advance, so here we go. … Continue reading →

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