Author2Author with Priscilla Long

Bill welcomes author Priscilla Long to the show. Priscilla is a Seattle-based writer of poetry, creative nonfiction, science, history, and fiction, and a long-time independent teacher of writing. Her seventh book is Dancing with the Muse in Old Age. Her two poetry books are Holy Magic and Crossing Over: Poems. Her awards include a National Magazine Award for a science-based feature. Her how-to-write book is The Writer's Portable Mentor: A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writer's Life. Other books are a collection of memoirist essays, Fire and Stone: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? and Minding the Muse: A Handbook for Painters, Composers, Writers, and Other Creators. Her first book was Where the Sun Never Shines: A History of America’s Bloody Coal Industry.