2014-06-042021-10-29

What may seem crazy at first, may not be so crazy after all.

In Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life there is a section devoted to anecdotes of the strange means by which writers sometimes call their muses. In that section, there is a ... Read more

2014-05-302021-10-29

Dear Present Moment,

A Room Of Your Own, Be here now., Letters

Dear Present Moment, The click of keys. The ponderous pause. The long-distance stare. Alert, alive, creating. The problems to solve are diverse, complex, and many and I must be some ... Read more

2014-05-212021-10-29

Rethinking Self-publishing

On writing, Publishing

When I first became aware of self-publishing, I dismissed the idea, figured it would last about as long as I <3 Boobies bracelets did at the high school where I ... Read more

2014-05-072021-10-29

I’m back!

On writing, Uncategorized

The first inkling that being a writer might fit me occurred when I was eight years old. Our prim, petite third grade teacher at A.J. West Elementary encouraged everyone in ... Read more

2014-03-152021-10-29

On Writing, By Eudora Welty

Book Reviews!

Probably due to the reader, not the writer, there were times when I struggled with this short book on writing fiction, times when I just didn’t get it and times ... Read more

2014-01-222021-10-29

Today I made time.

On writing

I didn’t have much time. My other had dinner in the oven and I’d just returned from errands which included a four mile run to pick up our car from ... Read more

2014-01-202021-10-29

Dear Monkey Mind,

Letters, Uncategorized

I sat down to write, but wasn’t sure how to begin so I checked Facebook looking for inspiration. I found an article that expanded my knowledge of the Common Core ... Read more

2014-01-192021-10-29

Found sentences, Happy New Year, and how have you been while I was away?

On writing

Writing here with more regularity is a goal I have for 2014 for mostly selfish reasons. The more I am writing and thinking about how to stay focused and producing ... Read more

2013-11-182021-10-29

Persistence

A Room Of Your Own

I hear myself say this is such a busy school year and I have to laugh at the joke. It’s always a busy school year. Life is unexpected and social ... Read more

2013-09-132021-10-29

Permission to write something fun.

A Room Of Your Own

Last night, I wrote a story just for fun. I had assigned myself the story and I had to have it written by the time the bell rang for my ... Read more