A.C.E. BAUER has been telling stories ever since she could talk (some were real whoppers). After learning how to write, she began handing them out as gifts to her family. Ms. Bauer took a break from writing for a while when she was a lawyer helping poor people, writing legal briefs, and telling stories about her clients. She has returned to fiction and now writes for children of all ages. Born and raised in Montreal, she spends most of the year in Connecticut, but returns to Canada whenever she can.
Storytelling at Minnesota Fringe
I am very excited to share that I will be performing at the Minnesota Fringe on Sunday August 3rd at 2:30 pm and Tuesday August 5th at 8:30 pm. Each performance features 5 different storytellers who will riff on the theme “I Am Here: Stories of Resistance and Existence.” Click here for tickets.
Authors’ Panel
This Saturday, June 8th, 2024, at 2 pm, I will be on a panel with other women authors at the Ives Squared branch of the New Haven Free Public Library in downtown New Haven. We will talk about our books, our writing process, and the state of publishing. Come join us for a lively discussion! Click here for more information
Traffic stop
Late one summer afternoon in 2018, my mentee and I were heading back to my mentee’s house from an event the two of us had just attended. We cruised along a 50 mph-zone of a Connecticut state highway, listening to a local hip-hop station. Traffic was light and moving fast. We crested a huge hill, and I let the car