Raising Panic Reading, The Inner Loop, August 19, 2025, Washington DC
Raising Panic Reading and signing, with Linda Murphy Marshall author of Immersion at Curious Iguana Bookstore, July 20, 2025, Fredrick, MD
Raising Panic Reading and signing, in conversation with Daryll Lynne Evans at WordCrafters Eugene, July 7, 2025, Eugene, OR
Raising Panic Reading and signing, in conversation with Stephanie Grant at So & So Bookstore, May 22, 2025, Raleigh, NC
“Skin, Smoke, Stars,” short memoir, AmLit, MFA Faculty Reading, in partnership with, and benefiting, The Inner Loop, February 5, 2025, Washington DC
Raising Panic Reading and signing, The 804 Lit Salon, January 18, 2025, Washington DC
“Track Meet” award-winning essay, Reading with Barely South Review at Old Dominion University, December 12, 2024. Norfolk, VA
Raising Panic, AU’s U-Club Faculty Reading Series, November 13, 2024, American University, Washington DC
AU Faculty Benefit Reading for The Inner Loop, Feb 5 at 7:00 PM at Shaws Tavern in DC (All Welcome!)
January 29th, 2025. Kramer’s Bookstore in Washington DC. Rhonda Zimlich will be in conversation with Arielle Bernstein about her new book, Raising Panic.
Saturday, November 23, 2024, Book Launch, reading, and signing, for Raising Panic, at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD. More here:
November 13, 2024 American University’s “Prose and Cons” inaugural book talk
March 22, 2023, Reading with American University MFA Faculty Benefit Reading for DC 826DC, in Washington, DC
November 15, 2022, Essay excerpt, “The Ritual of Smoking,” originally published by Dogwood Journal (and honorable mention in Best American Essays of 2021), hosted by The Inner Loop Anniversary Reading at Shaw’s Tavern in Washington, DC
April 30, 2022, River Road Reading Series, River Road Annex, Eugene, OR
April 19, 2022, One-minute memoir, “One Earnest Prayer,” originally published by Brevity, hosted by The Inner Loop Anniversary Reading at Shaw’s
January 18, 2022, Essay, “Grand Torino.” Alumnx Reading, VCFA
October 19, 2021, Essay, “For Crying.” The Inner Loop, Washington DC
July 8, 2021, Essay excerpt, “Imaginary Fear.” The Under Review, Issue 4, ballpark reading, Target Field, Minneapolis, MN, Twins Game (virtual)
May 26, 2021, Short Story excerpt, “The Gravity of Adrianne Lane.” Mental Health Awareness, Please See Me 2nd Annual Open Mic, Chicago (virtual)
May 20, 2021, Emcee with special introduction of Yvonne Zipter and Eric Machan Howd, Alumnx Reading, VCFA
May 6, 2021, Short story excerpt, “The Gravity of Adrianne Lane.” Alumnx Reading, VCFA
March 4, 2021, Emcee with special introduction of Anu Kumar and Lizzy Fox, Alumnx Reading, VCFA
January 21, 2021, Poems, “VW Road Trip,” “Nobody Could,” Alumnx Reading VCFA
October 22, 2020, Emcee with special introduction of Ukamaka Olisakwe and Liza Nash Taylor, Alumnx Reading, VCFA
October 8, 2020, Memoir excerpt, “Why I Run,” Alumnx Reading, VCFA
April 23, 2020, Host and emcee, Alumnx Reading, VCFA
April 16, 2020, Short story, “Acro Cicus,” Alumnx Reading, VCFA
June 2019, Essay excerpt, “The Ritual of Smoking,” Graduate Assistant Reading, VCFA MFA Residency, Montpelier, VT
June 2019, Essay excerpt, “The Ritual of Smoking,” Lane Literary Guild, Eugene, OR
May, 2019, Novel excerpt, Inland, VCFA Novel Writers’ Retreat, Montpelier, VT
March 2019, Essay excerpt, “The Ritual of Smoking,” AWP Conference, Portland, OR
July 2, 2018, Novel excerpt: “Inland,” Graduate Reading, Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA), Montpelier, VT
January 28, 2018, River Road Reading Series, River Road Annex, Eugene, OR, 4:30 PM: “Ignorance Is”
Listen to the reading here: <https://youtu.be/YgaXuOcyiTg>
June 4th, 2017, Oregon Writers’ Collective, Eugene, OR, 5:30 PM: “Acro Circus”
May 16, 2017, Windfall Reading Series, Eugene Public Library, Eugene, OR, 6:00 PM:
“Damn That Margery Nolan”
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