I’m stoked to be a part of the launch of Jordan Abel‘s new book, Un/Inhabited. It’s at The Paper Hound, a bookstore I love. Also, Ben Rawluk will read, and he is awesome and hilarious. Woo! October 1st, 7pm. RSVP on FB.

I wrote PEDAL with paradoxical intentions: that no one ever read it (ever!), and that everyone read it in order to open up discourses around abuse and trauma. I had the pure and noble intention of destigmatizing sexual abuse conversations because I thought it could promote healing for people who’ve experienced it. And empathy for others. And maybe some research. Also, I just wanted to try to write a book that was funny and also had pedophiles in it, like life does. Now PEDAL’s launch approaches, activating all sorts of fears in my body. I want to run away and hide! What was I thinking, writing a book about this shit? Oh well. What’s done is done. Join these three intelligent women and me as we look at stuff that is, for whatever reason, hard to look at. We will have fun doing it. There will be laughs.

You guys. Self promotion is hard. Especially for introverts, I think. Anyway. If you go to this link and enter to win PEDAL, more people will hear about my book and therefore maybe buy it. Which will help me eat and write. Love and kindness. xo

BOOK LAUNCH: PEDAL will launch from the Cottage Bistro on October 15th, 2014 at 7:30pm. Special guests: Jen Neale, Elizabeth Hand and Erika Thorkelson. Hosted by Tracy Stefanucci. A veritable powerhouse of boss women.  See you there!