May has been so busy! Here are some things that have happened:

My embarrassing habits were included in this article on Tin House called: The Sad and True Habits of Highly Effective Writers.

The Hudson Loft Reading Series spring installment was amazing. Kassi Underwood, Robb Todd, Courtney Maum, Joseph Rippii, Hallie Goodman, and Jillian Lauren rocked it. 

I read at the Mixer Music & Reading Series with Jillian Lauren and Sarah Schulman.

The Strand now carries LGLA! I’m so honored to be on this table in the basement with these classics! How did that happen?

On May 16th I’ll be reading at Housingworks Bookstore. 

More soon.

Love xoxo,

Chloe

Hey everyone!

Some news. I’m going on tour this summer to promote  and do readings from “Legs Get Led Astray”. I’m flying to Austin, reading there, and also reading in Houston, Oxford, New Orleans, Tuscaloosa, and Atlanta.

I’m going with four other female writers: Elizabeth Ellen, Mary Miller, Brandi Wells, and Donora Hillard.

 Puh-lease support out Kickstarter campaign. We’ll be using the money for gas, (we’re renting a van) food, water and some airfare.

Watch our video here.

Please consider helping us out. Also–we have fun incentives, like packages from indie presses, texts and polaroids from the road, and soon we’ll be adding on writing workshops. 

Also: I did the Other People Podcast with Brad Listi. Topics include: living with your parents, music stores, bilingualism, voice lessons, Gwen Stefani, Shakira, George Michael, Hudson, marijuana, singing, dancing, fear of dancing, bongo lessons, memoir, New York City, distractions, alcohol, The Strand, writing workshops, secrets, perspective, productivity, assimilation, hippie culture, selling jewelry, Seattle, alienation, passivity, raising children in big cities, Cheryl Strayed, cat-sitting, writing for cash, keeping it enjoyable, the depression of publication, stunt memoirs, mediating one’s experience, hiking, yoga, hangover recovery, Kripalu, moving to Portland, and the womb of goodness. LISTEN HERE. 

I was interviewed at Used Furniture Review. READ HERE. 

I spoke on the WGXC Afternoon Show last Monday. We talked about LGLA and the Hudson River Loft Reading Series. I read an essay from LGLA. LISTEN HERE.

The San Francisco Weekly gave LGLA a great review! “Caldwell’s prose hops easily from street graffiti to Big Life Sentimentality, sometimes at an alarming clip. Swollen, bittersweet lines like this crop up out of nowhere.” READ HERE. 

Don’t forget the Kickstarter! If anything, the video will at least make you laugh.

Lovelovelove,

Chloe

On Saturday, June 23rd, I will be co-teaching a one day workshop with author Kevin Sampsell in Portland, Oregon.

I’m in the May issue of Moonshot Magazine. My piece is a collaboration with my friend Skye Tyler. Last fall it was a runner-up in the Hudson Valley Non-fiction contest. We’ll be reading the piece out loud at this launch party, together. 

Here’s the Facebook event page. 

Here’s where you can pre-order the issue of Moonshot. 

I have more readings in May. Check em out here. 

 

Hey people. I wanted to tell you that I am in this April issue of LUMINA. LUMINA is a print literary journal released by Sarah Lawrence College. It’s available for purchase here. Here is the cover art by Laurel Nakadate.  I love it. 

VOLUME XI includes the winning selections of our 2012 Poetry Contest judged by Carolyn Forche, an interview with Dorothy Allison by Marie-Helene Westgate, cover art by photographer Laurel Nakadate, and brand new writing from:

Hari Alluri, Lorna Knowles Blake, Celia Bland, Jenny Boully, Shevaun Brannigan, Ronda Broatch, Chloe Caldwell, Kenneth Calhoun, Susan Calvillo, Inara Cedrins, William Cordeiro, Kay Cosgrove, Melissa Crowe, Jessica Cuello, Joey De Jesus, Juris Edgars, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Tanya Frank, Seth Fried, Allen Gee, Alec Hershmann, Wesley Holtermann, Cathy Park Hong, Maria Hummel, Michael Klein, Alyse Knorr, Kate LaDew, Ann Lauinger, Christopher Lirette, Naomi Lore, Rick Moody, Mary Morris, Heather Aimee O’Neill, Peter Orner, Leslie Paolucci, Christopher Phelps, Marielle Prince, Evan Rehill, Michael Sharick, Charity Stebbins, Elizabeth Tashiro, Matthew Vollmer, Kathryn Wiese, Anne-E. Wood.

The Juvenilia has a sweet review of LGLA. 

On the sidebar, you can now buy LGLA directly from me. I have different options there, a signed copy, a signed copy AND a personally written letter, or a a copy with a BONUS essay. Like an essay that didn’t make it into the book or a brand new essay. So if you’d like to help me buy groceries, you can. Cool, right?

P.S…..I like these photos….

Northwest Book Lovers asked me to write an essay on my relationship with Cheryl Strayed, the author of the memoir, WILD. The story of how we found each other is beyond serendipitous, and I’m not sure I’ve ever had anything so magical happen to me. It’s called “On Mothers, Mentors, and Housesitting for Cheryl Strayed.”

Mentors and Mothers are both very important, and I’m extremely lucky to have one of each.

Here is a video of Cheryl Strayed and I the first time we met, last September. It was Cheryl’s birthday.

I had my book launch in Brooklyn last Friday, where I read with Zachary Lipez and Adam Wilson. It was great. More photos to come from that. Here’s one, where I am imitating Gabrielle Bernstein, the author of Spirit Junkie. I was on my way to Bookthugnation, the sun was shining, and I was very happy.

I’ve added some more places where Legs Get Led Astray is available, to the sidebar. Have you read LGLA? If so, hop over to it’s Goodreads page and write a quick review! I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Love,

Chloe

P.S. Here’s a photo my mom took when we were smelling the lilacs yesterday..YUM!