2015-06-242021-10-29

A celebration of the pause.

A Room Of Your Own, Be here now., Goals, On writing

I can be an intensely goal-oriented person, and mostly this has served me well. I wrote a semi-autobiographical novella in part about resiliency, or at least that was the seed. ... Read more

2015-05-202021-10-29

The importance of place.

On writing

I’m four pages in to chapter two of my new book, a book I’ve outlined, made character sketches for, and even bought markers and big pieces of white paper to ... Read more

2015-05-122021-10-29

Wake before the sun? Are you kidding me?

A Room Of Your Own, On writing

At the moment, I am flying high and nothing is wrong in the universe. Why? Because it’s 5:30 in the morning, I haven’t even started my work day yet, and ... Read more

2015-01-142021-10-29

Zen Accident

A Room Of Your Own, Be here now., On writing

I began writing poetry at fourteen or fifteen, some terrible lost and vulnerable age. I wrote reams of poems about how profoundly I didn’t understand anything, using juxtaposed words like ... Read more

2015-01-012021-10-29

A New Year! Some reflections, plus what I read in 2014.

Book Reviews!

This past year I submitted my portfolio for National Board Certification, got married, and taught summer school for the first time. Somehow, I still managed to read WAY more books ... Read more

2014-12-292021-10-29

Understanding Comics Review

On writing

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud I picked this book up so that I might feel better equipped to teach a graphic novel this spring. In terms of ... Read more

2014-10-262021-10-29

Inherent Vice Review

Book Reviews!

Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon Chris and I read this one together. We came across a preview for the movie coming out in December and, impressed by the cast and ... Read more

2014-10-252021-10-29

I might just spend all day reclining on the couch, two dogs curled up next to me.

A Room Of Your Own

Dear Writing Friends, I won’t go into the details, but suffice it to say this week was wrought with unexpected emotional turmoil at work that I am struggling not to ... Read more

2014-10-202021-10-29

Reflections on a writing retreat at the Extended Stay in Tumwater

A Room Of Your Own

That’s how broken our practice had become. We squeezed $90 out of our measly budgets to stay at a dive hotel a mile or two from our houses. We started ... Read more

2014-09-292021-10-29

Worth the wait

On writing

I’m not entirely sure yet what this story has to do with writing, but I know that it does have to do with writing in a big way. There are ... Read more