Poet Alarie Tennille and her husband have been sponsors of Amethyst Place for a few years. When they went there to give a workshops on writing thank you notes, they came home feeling grateful.

Alarie Tennille is a night owl poet. The darkness of night feeds her own dark side, but her muse, Luna, makes sure she layers some humor and wit between the lines. Includes her poem, Waking in the Morgue.

Have two or three favorite writers? Poet Alarie Tennille recommends dropping a line to let them them know, but please read her guidelines first.

Poet Alarie Tennille celebrates the joy of many, many new Christmas books and offers suggestions for books you may want to read.

Poet Alarie Tennille says writing fiction is the polite way of telling lies. This blog includes her poems At Chesapeake Bay and Favorite Doll. Only one is fiction. Can you tell which is which?

Shy, tiny Alarie Tennille moved to a new school when she was in the fifth grade. It was hard to make new friends. To make things worse, she had to write a 5-page essay on “Why I Should Not Talk in Class.” What do you think happened when the teacher read it to the class?

Poet Alarie Tennille loved reading books and loved when her mother read her books that were a bit more challenging. The next thing she knew, she was writing her own stories.

When Poet Alarie Tennille was a little girl, she hated the job of writing thank you notes each Christmas. Then she grew up and discovered it was good training for any fiction writer.

In Part I, Alarie Tennille shared her techniques for coping with stage fright in those days and weeks before your presentation. Now it’s the big day. Alarie suggests ways to calm down and take care of yourself on that day.