Letter Writer
Poetry, correspondence, and drawing intergenerational lines Originally posted Jan 18, 2024 (Substack newsletter) My grandmother wrote letters. I have a vivid image of her on Sunday afternoons, the tatty flaps…
Prevail
My corkboard companion for 2024 Originally posted Jan 10, 2024, Substack newsletter My word of the year is prevail. It’s a strong choice and even has a brutal side, though…
Ten Years of Solitude
In which our intrepid writer sits at her desk... Original post: Jan 25, 2024, Substack newsletter OK, it’s not entirely accurate— First of all, it’s been more like ten and…
Making it Happen
Creative Writing is not just for Writers. Creativity is not just for those in the Arts. The tools used by those who make the stuff we call Art are as…
Commencing Now
Today I'm working on my speech for the graduation ceremony at a creative writing school where I teach. In my head as I write, I can actually hear the background…
Flow State
Accomplishing anything, even something small, always does two things: makes progress, andclears the way It might be carrying yesterday's coffee cup to the sink, folding a pair of socks or…
Weekend Workshops
Newsletter: Today is an occasion
What makes today an occasion? Well, it's raining. And that's interfered with what I meant to do today, which was to transplant a few things (fennel, sedum, cabbages) into holes…
Starting over
I was given plenty of notice.This is not the first time I've been given plenty of notice and still missed a deadline.Like, by months.My husband said, "Hey, our web service…
I am writer.
I speak two languages and spend about as much time thinking about that on a meta level as I do speaking either of them out loud. Today I'm thinking about…