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Newsletter | Issue 5 | April 20, 2026
April 20, 2026 at 3:11:09 PM
Good morning, Thank you to all who came out to the Douglas County Library event at the Highlands Ranch, CO location. Also, thank you to Lisa and her team for hosting and Books Are Awesome in Parker, CO, for selling copies of Climbing Through. I am quickly learning that my favorite parts of these talks are the audience's questions. At Highlands Ranch library, they ranged from thoughtful questions about writing to fun questions from exuberant budding climbers. What event will I see you at? I...
Newsletter | Issue 4 | March 30, 2026
March 30, 2026 at 11:48:09 PM
Wow—thank you for the positive response! It has been wonderful sharing conversations, deepening connections, hearing how readers felt about Climbing Through and seeing and being a part of the media. It truly warms my heart hearing and feeling your positive feedback. Your feedback truly makes a difference!!! How to help: Start conversations, keep spreading the word and recommend! 📣 Have a book club? Recommend Climbing Through or start a book club! Review – it really helps! 🤩 Post and...
News Letter | Issue 3 | 3-10-26
March 15, 2026 at 12:07:09 AM
Hello Friends, Well, it happened!!! The release of my memoir Climbing Through: A Courageous Story of Grit, Healing and Second Chances , my first book signing at Bird & Jim, and author talk at Tattered Cover in Denver. It was a joy to sign and chat with the Estes locals at Bird & Jim. Thank you to my community of Estes Park for such a great turnout at Bird & Jim. At Tattered Cover, it was fantastic to be surrounded by more Estes locals, Boulder friends, old friends traveling to the area, and...
Next chapters
January 28, 2026 at 5:17:37 PM
So hard to turn right and leave Hueco behind, fading in the rearview mirrors, but not gone forever, just an early end to our season. Looking forward to the next chapters exploring the climbing and boulders in Arkansas! But for me, it is extra challenging to leave what would be my most difficult boulder problem undone after the accident. I was so close—falling after the hard bits with my hands just opening up and sliming off the holds on a warm day before the holidays—the day before we left...
Newsletter Issue 1
January 22, 2026 at 9:49:56 PM
I’m so excited (and honestly, a little emotional) to share that my book release is rapidly approaching! March 3, 2026 Climbing Through will hit the shelves and Kindle--available now for presale on Amazon. 🌱 About the Book - Climbing Through is an inspirational memoir about surviving a life-threatening injury, the loss of portions of my hands, psychological doggedness and tenacity throughout my recovery, innovative medical procedures, and mending physically and cerebrally as I push back...
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