The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream
On writing
Productivity. Effectiveness. Organization. All things our culture places too much value on. I don’t have to tell you it has something to do with money. It’s why we’re now all ... Read more
I lost two cities, lovely ones: March 2026 Newsletter
On writing
Let me admit something. I’ve barely written a word, going on three weeks. I fixed the shifting tense in a chapter. I dashed out a couple of okay poems. Mostly, ... Read more
death is no parenthesis: feel inspired, take risks, be bold
On writing
Feb 08, 2026 Every project teaches you how it wants to be written. That’s been my experience, anyway. Just like good books teach you how to read them. If you’re ... Read more
2025, in the books!
Book Reviews!
My reading goal this year was 75 books, an ambitious goal for me, the highest in memory, and I am very proud to report:I did it! Exceeded the goal by ... Read more
Certainty, fidelity
A Room Of Your Own, Coaching, Found sentences, Inspiration
This post’s title comes from one of my favorite Auden poems, taken from a line that gets me every time I read it. Even if I’ve just read it. It’s ... Read more
Dear Adulthood,
A Room Of Your Own, Letters
This was originally written on my blogspot (yes, that dates it!) two days before my thirty-eighth birthday. It was part of a series of letters to ideas/objects that I’d like ... Read more
When you doubt, you will remember
A Room Of Your Own, Affirmations, Coaching, Inspiration
Originally posted (on blogspot!) in August 2011. Still sings. When you published your first book, an allegory on dot matrix pages filled with colored pencil illustrations, held together with yarn ... Read more
Make Time Like a Rebel, 2026 Edition
On writing
It’s a new moon today, and we’re in the last days of the eleventh month of 2025. A good time to stir up some dreams designed for you. Directions: This is ... Read more
