Outfits Not Just Clothes

This Friday, the 13th (dun dun dun) I'll be reading at Delanie's Coffee as part of MadFriday Reading Series ,  a Carlow University sponsored reading series featuring work by members of t he Madwomen in the Attic community workshop group. It's co-curated by Kayla Sargeson and Laurin Wolf , and takes place the 2nd Friday of the month. And here's the cover of one of our recent anthologies, Voices from The Attic I'll be reading poems from my chapbook Trestling  with copies for sale! But if you can't make it to the reading then you can pick up a copy from Flutter Press here ! I'll also be reading some newer pieces and I'll be joined by fellow Madwoman Jill Khoury, check out her website here ! AND for you aspiring poets there will be an open mic. So come on out tomorrow night at 7 on 1737 E. Carson street for poetry, coffee, and of course to see my outfit! I'm thinking leather pants, blazer, harness... Only one way to know for sure, if you...

I have an alumni dinner next Friday for my MFA program and if there's ever an occasion to dress to impress this is it! So, I've reserved a killer frock from Rent the Runway Elie Tahari My last RTR experience, from this post  was also with an Elie Tahari number so I feel confident this dress will work and fit.  I also considered this dress... Badgley Mischka But felt it was a bit too glittering, short, revealing for the occasion. Plus which I don't have an appropriate event/venue during the rental time to get an additional wear out of it. The one above I can totally wear to work before the dinner and possibly restyle for the closing event the following night.  Speaking of the closing event, it just so happens that Edna O'Brien will be giving a talk in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of my graduate program at Carlow ! If you're in Pittsburgh next weekend you can get more info and register to attend here !