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Waking thoughts
When I woke up this morning, I didn’t want to get up. Not that anything horrendous awaited me. Not that I was sleep deprived. Not that I was depressed. Not that it
Memories:
One of my dominant memories from growing up was how often I thought I had arrived at the top of the mountain, only to discover that just across the ridge was … the next mountain. I graduated from elementary
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Write What You’re Curious About
My first writing instructor told me I should “Write what you know.” It sounded like good advice. I followed it. I wrote a lot of boring material. Deeply
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Farewell’s are a time for sadness. And a time to savor sweet memories.
I will miss his big smile. I will miss his big heart, his hope and
How I felt when I tried to write while sick … Thanks, Gratisography
Long absence from the blog … my apologies, but I hope the above photo supplies some explanation. Two weeks. Missed 90% of Christmas, never wanted to be
Take time to Tune the Mind before you Write
I don’t know about you, but too often I approach my writing sessions with one of two, extreme attitudes. Either, I rush to the computer because I’m so excited about what
This Thanksgiving, I’d like particularly to express my gratitude to the 12 intrepid souls who spent the last 10 weeks with me in my Memoir & Mindfulness class in Ashland, OR. Their writing was brave and hopeful and true.
If you’re working on a memoir, or considering that leap, check out this just published collection. You’ll get a range of advice and stories about memoir writing, and rewriting, from a broad spectrum of memoir writers. Find out what it’s
What do Memoir, Mindfulness, and ‘Merican elections have in common? At first glance, nothing.
Well, they do all start with “M.” That ought to count for something. But not much.There must be more to it than that.
I’ll begin with
Toot, Toot! We won first place!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I’ve never been too good at tooting my own horn. Maybe that’s why I gave up playing the saxaphone. (Also just one of the many reasons