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Gearing up for the big day! gaithersburgbookfestival.org fb.me/FlBUgYvF about 10 hours ago via Facebook
@nicolahearts @cathyalter Congrats on your graduation! Just don't get a job with a lot of cubicles! Thanks so much for reading my book! xo about 11 hours ago via web in reply to nicolahearts
I hope to see you Saturday. I'll be in Gertrude Stein tent (insert joke here!) Plus, look who else will be... fb.me/1oS0uWM6t 7:58 AM May 15th via Facebook
My Wedding Cake Words of Wisdom are featured on BookPage!... fb.me/1uhOd4rAI 6:26 PM May 4th via Facebook
Hot off the press! I'm on page 127, kicking off a section called We Are So Good Together.... fb.me/1OJM9T5eB 4:50 PM May 1st via Facebook
Mark your calendar for May 19th in Gaithersburg. I'll be reading from a new anthology at 4:40 in Gertrude Stein... fb.me/TbLyJel9 6:38 AM Apr 28th via Facebook
Tonite at 9: Win $100 for Best Story brownpapertickets.com/event/227953 @StoryLeague @busboysandpoets @sachaZscoblic @peoplesdistrict Sonya Renee, Simone 7:11 AM Apr 18th via web
Don't miss my buddy Tim Wendel read from his latest book this Saturday at Politics & Prose. Cool cover, right?!... fb.me/1wCD8h52A 5:59 PM Apr 9th via Facebook
@weddingcakebook - so excited to be part of this incredible group of writers! tinyurl.com/89zlvjg 12:19 PM Apr 6th via web
Be on the look out for this new anthology, due out in May. I have an essay in it about losing my luggage in... fb.me/1p9K3ej3i 12:14 PM Apr 6th via Facebook
A fun write up and a cool Baltimore podcast! inversedelirium.com/blog1/ fb.me/1t31FDRty 7:41 AM Mar 31st via Facebook
@laurabarcella @cathyalter It was great to meet you and hear such amazing women read their work! Continued success to you and Madonna & Me! 5:08 AM Mar 31st via web in reply to laurabarcella
Getting excited about our upcoming show! fb.me/1RQ51NDEw 5:06 PM Mar 28th via Facebook
Mark your calendars! Buy your tickets! (How's that for six words?!) I'm helping to co-produce this amazing show... fb.me/RTU46jbj 6:41 AM Mar 24th via Facebook
@KKTrumpbour Thank you for the RT and chance to review the book! 5:28 AM Mar 24th via web
@HollyPez @cathyalter If you were in DC we could go to the book party next week - the editor will be in town. It's been ages. How are you? 10:38 AM Mar 23rd via web in reply to HollyPez
Who doesn't have a Madonna story? Read about mine in my latest Atlantic post... fb.me/1nKTKW0oZ 10:03 AM Mar 23rd via Facebook
The story that put me on the map here as a writer - thanks to one of my students for unearthing the link! fb.me/1pwk5KwrL 12:16 PM Mar 1st via Facebook
Mark your calendars and come see me in Baltimore! fb.me/15VkSeSov 6:23 AM Feb 27th via Facebook
A great piece by my buddy Tim Wendel in NY Times - and I don't even like baseball! fb.me/1c9iFjZqS 6:16 AM Feb 23rd via Facebook

Name Cathy Alter
Location Washington DC
Web http://www.cathya...
Bio Journalist and author of Up For Renewal - What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over.