Author: Angel Ackerman
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Benefits of slow progress
My recent newsletters have included what I shall call “autumnal reflections.” I wondered if this was a “cop out” and a potential disappointment to my readers. But I have heard from several of you with each newsletter that I voiced either something you needed to hear or something you have…
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The event list
This list expands just about every day. Join us for any of these events (or all of them). Most of them are free! Closing out 2025 Ringing in 2026
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Fun recognitions for Group Portrait and Coach of the Building
Ben Goluboff, one of the two authors behind Group Portrait, our recently-released poetry chapbook featuring speculative biographical poetry about the artists in a photograph from Peggy Guggenheim’s circa World War II salon, was interviewed for Classic Chicago magazine. The piece by Lenore Macdonald also provides a lovely review of the book and of Ben’s work at-large. Though…
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Hands-on Memoir Workshop in Yardley
For those of you still considering joining me for a hands-on workshop, the three-hour memoir workshop at Blank Slate Community Center in Yardley, Pa., is two weeks away. The workshop is $40 but includes materials, instruction, and a memoir or memoir-adjacent book of your choice from the Parisian Phoenix bookshelves. These titles include: I…
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Fighting Imposter Syndrome
Approximately every other week, at 7 a.m. on a Monday morning, I meet with Laurel Olsen Wenson at our favorite Panera Bread (where we are both now members of The Sip Club). We drink iced coffee and for about three hours, we write. This week, I realized something. Sometimes what makes something special is…
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A belated Parisian Phoenix birthday
In a few days, it will be my dad’s birthday. Shortly before Christmas, it will be the fourth anniversary of his death. Two weeks ago, it was also the fourth anniversary of Parisian Phoenix Publishing. I missed it— because I was knee-deep in annual medical appointments and production schedules. I completely…
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What I am reading
Last year, I read at least 80 books. (I also spent $5,000 on books in 2024, which was shocking to realize.) I balance the titles I chose to read among many categories. I rotate between small press and independent authors who I meet. I regularly pick something popular; I just…
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More thoughts on Writing Craft
My classes at Northampton Community College have proven to be a lot of fun— and working with the students there have revived some lost thoughts of resources I had forgotten. Among them is the annual Guide to Manuscript Publishers compiled by Emily Harstone and published by Authors Publish. These books, in addition to having a…
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