Kimberly Gomes

Well today is the day that A Road of Her Own hits the highway: let book tour begin! We’ve officially entered the new, vulnerable, exciting journey of sharing A Road of Her Own with you all. My first book event is today (8pm @lilleaeske ) and all of you Santa Cruzers who pre-ordered will get your copies then, along with the rest of you beautiful souls who are joining and want to give it a read. 🫶🏼 We’ll be selling books exclusively at book events and through the link in my bio for the bulk of May—and after that you’ll be able to find it on your usual book-buying platforms (that don’t pay authors very well 😂) I’m excited to see your faces in person! Spring feels like the perfect time to spread my wings in new ways. I hope to see you at one of these events. I have more events in the works so will be sure to update you all as deets unfold. 📖🚐✨ Until then, I’ll see ya out there with @redlightlit 🌹🎙️Let’s go have some fun! (Also shout to my cousin Michele for sending me this song at the perfect time of my life 🫶🏼) #aroadofherown #redlightlitpress #debutnovel #womensolotravel #adventuretime

At our second #aroadofherown Own @redlightlit show, we ventured to Joshua Tree and @jenniferlewiswrites had the brilliant idea of sharing why I wrote this book. The women who came up to me afterwards all mentioned it, and then I got to learn their own fascinating, curiosity-leading stories. I heard about one badass gal motocross riding into their 60s and learning how to play the bass at 70…heard about driving an 18 wheeler for decades amidst countless dudes on the road…I heard about another saving up for a trailer and driving cross country until the right place felt right. I got book recs about women adventurers and honestly those chats were my fave part of the night. 🫶🏼 As I read this, it made me realize that not everyone in every room may resonate with this book. But the one’s who do…well those are usually the badass folks I want to grab a drink with and hear all about their winding lives 🚐 Many more JTree highlights to come but here’s a starter 🌵🏜️

When I look to how to write prose with heart, lyricism, and the honest, astute eyes of a poet, I think of Toni Mirosevich. She’s always one of the top people I teach in my classes or go to for inspiration. So, needless to say hearing her thoughts about A Road of Her Own meant a lot 🚐📖🧡 Come celebrate with me at our upcoming shows: May 9 Boulder Creek 8pm @lilleaeske May 14 Joshua Tree #ARoadofHerOwn #RedLightLitPress #debutnovel #womenontheroad #autofiction

Tonight, we’ll be projecting landscapes by photographer and creative director Kate Shearer — a fitting visual pairing, as Kate also shot the cover image for @writeon_kim ’s new novel, A Road of Her Own. Kate’s photographs move between landscape, portraiture, stillness, and motion — images shaped by atmosphere, light, and an intuitive sense of place. Tonight’s selection features previously unseen personal work from the past few years, tracing her evolving eye through landscapes, road imagery, and the quiet, charged beauty of the Mojave. Kate has photographed so many incredible places and people, and being photographed by her is an empowering, joyful experience. Follow her work here: @kateshearerstudio 📸 Join us tonight at 7 PM in Joshua Tree for @homesteadsessions DESERT HIGH. DM for address. #kateshearerphotography #redlightlit #joshuatreephotographer #joshuatreephotography #joshuatreeartist

This Saturday marked the start of my book tour for my debut novel #ARoadofHerOwn with @redlightlit and my goodness when I say my heart and soul are still ballooning with absolute gratitude and joy, I sure mean it. I still close my eyes and think of the moments where I looked out and saw all of your beautiful faces—each every person someone I genuinely care about—squeezed in with standing room only and making me feel so loved and supported. To write a book over a decade is one thing but to have a room full of people who are genuinely cheering you on in something that means SO much to you…well that’s something you just can’t buy. Even happier you all got to hear my friends and colleagues slay their own writing on stage! Major thanks to the performers who made the night success a moving hit! Also shout out to Nashville for giving me the sauciest cowboy boots a woman could ask for that I’m gonna rock at every reading like they’re my lucky red slippers 🪄 Thank you to everyone who showed up at @lilleaeske More events in Santa Cruz to come! Next up? Joshua Tree Thurs 5/14 with @homesteadsessions and @redlightlit 7pm DM for our secret venue ✨ #redlightlitpress #autofiction #solotravel #womenontheroad

Enjoy a glimpse of this gorgeous video for “Wasn’t Your Heart” by Milk Thistle, then get your ticket to this Saturday’s show @lilleaeske in Boulder Creek celebrating @writeon_kim ’s new novel, A Road of Her Own, with special musical guest @milkthistlemusic ❤️ Doors at 7. Anil’s Indian food pop-up will be there. Tickets are $15 in advance / $20 at the door. Full video + tickets at the link in bio #redlightlit #lilleaeske #bouldercreekca #santacruzmusic #milkthistlemusic

Next stop on the A Road of Her Own Tour 📖🌹 Red Light Lit’s heading to a secret location in Joshua Tree for a special night with @homesteadsessions . We’re honored to open the evening for @wildlifefreeway and @nigelroman_ on Thursday, May 14th at 7pm✨ This show is part of our ongoing celebration of Kimberly Gomes’s debut novel, A Road of Her Own (Red Light Lit Press). @writeon_kim is a writer, songslinger, and creativity coach, and the author of Love Notes to the Body. Her work has been featured in The San Francisco Chronicle and Sunset Magazine, and was named a top personal essay by Entropy Magazine. Stay tuned—we’ll be announcing the local performers very soon! DM for the addresss✨ Photo of @writeon_kim & book cover photo by @kateshearerstudio 💎

A Road of Her Own Book Launch is less than a week away and I hope to see you there! Come celebrate with me at @lilleaeske on Sat May 9 Doors open at 7 with homemade Indian food pop up Show starts at 8 $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Link in bio 🫶🏼 Awesome line up with music from @milkthistlemusic and readings from @peepthis78 @thomassagepedersen @countrygirlepilogue @jenniferlewiswrites Mack Studebaker and Emily Scott Let’s celebrate!

Another excerpt from The Heart & Mind Exhibit performance with @thomassagepedersen This one was highlighting the phase of “I’m all in Love.” Two feet in. Let’s lean into it all, the good and bad, the growth and the flow, the kind we’re lucky to know and, in true regenerative heart fashion, can always have around the bend. May this bring your heart the spring bloom vibes it deserves 😊🥰

I recently performed a 45-min set (my longest ever) for The Heart & Mind Exhibig put on by @firstfridaysantacruz where I took people on an emotional journey of what it feels like to have a relentlessly regenerative heart. We went stage by stage, where I performed a poem or song I wrote while in a particular stage of heart expansion or contraction. @thomassagepedersen and I created an experience where strangers came and went through downtown Santa Cruz’s Heart & Mind exhibit. It was fascainting to see what pieces made people linger for a few tracks, which they decided to leave on, and the best of all, who decided to plop themselves down on the floor and stay for the entire experience. I figured people would feel things, but I didn’t expect to see what unfolded. As we entered the phase of Two Feet in Love, I saw people’s faces change. Some closed their eyes and softened as they soaked up the words. Another looked to the floor with a bit of heaviness. One start tearing up. Then, as we transitioned to Grief, something very humbly occurred: everyone present for the show started crying. Some were quiet tears rolling down their cheeks. Others folded over themselves, covering their faces with their palms. Afterwards, a few people came up and asked to take photos of the Grief poem particularly. I had never experienced seeing my poetry move people that way. It made me feel so connected to every person in that room. But I realized it wasn’t just my words; it was the emotion it hit. Grief, something we all know but don’t know what to do with, seemed to be a chord people needed to strum. So, I thought I’d share a couple pieces. First up, Grief: Lessons from a First Timer. Next up? Two Feet in Love. 🫀🪷🌱🌻 #poetry #poetrymonth

We’re one week out from Book Launch day and it’s finally starting to hit me that A Road of Her Own is about to be in your hands. Book tour copies just arrived today and man, it feels a bit indescribable seeing this man copies of something I made. Life’s a sweet little trip…🚐 #aroadofherown #redlightlitpress #debutnovel #womensolotravel #vanlife

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life it’s how to live and love with a Relentlessly Regenerative Heart. And tomorrow I’ll be taking folks on a journey from what it feels like to go from a solo silky cacoon to the many micro stages of falling in love, embracing grief, finding your new era feet, and stepping into loving curiosity again. Come join me as I share spoken word, a few songs, and @thomassagepedersen will be backing me on the guitar with his melodic amazingness ✨ It’ll be a 30 min experience from 7ish-7:30 and then we’ll have a little writing exercise for those who want to write their poems after soaking up all the art in this beautiful exhibit. It’s the final Sat of the exhibit, so come enjoy what @firstfridaysantacruz has created ❤️ Hope to see you there!