Category Archives: writing

Kissed by a Fox wins a WILLA Award!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m thrilled to announce that Kissed by a Fox just won the 2013 WILLA Award in creative nonfiction. This nationally recognized award is given annually to “honor the best in literature, featuring women’s or girl’s stories set in the West.” … Continue reading →

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News about Kissed by a Fox

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m thrilled to announce that Kissed by a Fox recently won two book awards. The Nautilus book awards celebrate “Better Books for a Better World,” and Kissed by a Fox won the 2013 Nautilus Silver Award in the category Animals/Nature. … Continue reading →

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Was my deep grandmother a cave painter?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

This is part 2 of “Seeking ancestors.” Part 1 is here. So when I was writing the chapter titled “Ancestors” in Kissed by a Fox, I was inspired to seek out my deep ancestors, the people from thousands of years … Continue reading →

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ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I am happy to announce that Kissed by a Fox is a finalist for the ForeWord Book of the Year book awards in the Nature category! ForeWord Reviews celebrates quality books from independent and university presses, and it goes out … Continue reading →

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Can we imagine a better future? On dystopias and hope

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

A blog reader named Ray contacted me a while back to say that he shares a deep concern about climate change. In fact, he’s publishing a novel about it on his website. In his book the Arctic polar ice cap … Continue reading →

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Follow the image

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Early on in the process of writing the book, I had an excellent writing teacher, Donna Hanelin, who suggested, “Follow the image.” She must had seen the puzzled look on my face because she repeated it: “Follow the image.” Donna … Continue reading →

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The TNB self-interview

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The Nervous Breakdown is a site to be explored at leisure—poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by published and emerging writers plus reviews of music and arts & culture. One feature they offer is self-interviews by emerging writers, and I was honored to … Continue reading →

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