Poem written at a meeting
On writing, Poetry
I find that writing poems during meetings makes it easier to pay attention… No time for reluctance. Observe buds about to bloom, new colors waiting to paint the world from ... Read more
On writing
Quote from Burn this Book (Toni Morrison)
On writing
From Burn This Book (Edited by Toni Morrison): “Writers—journalists, essayists, bloggers, poets, playwrights—can disturb the social oppression that functions like a coma on the population, a coma despots call peace; ... Read more
Day 4, Journey of the Heart, and lady friends
Book Reviews!, On writing
Carrie left this morning. So, now it’s just me and the dog here. One more day of writing and enjoying this protected creative space. I’m preparing now to write for ... Read more
Everything to gain
On writing
Slept in til 6! The sun was persistent coming through the window, lighting on where I was sleeping on the couch. Ajax whined while I downed a cup of coffee, ... Read more
Day 2: Baby Feet
On writing
Strolling on the beach at 5:30 this morning with Ajax, ideas relevant to both my novel and my life came to me not by brain but by inspiration. Two walks ... Read more
Arriving at the Beach: Let the writing begin!
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
Friday night: It seemed at one point today that I might never get out of my classroom and out of town. My son, who was supposed to catch a 7:30 ... Read more
Daydreaming of summer–need input!
On writing
The things we don’t get credit for, can’t measure or plan, the things that bubble up from our own heart’s desire, our own gratitude, our presence in the moment. Herein ... Read more
Writing in San Francisco
On writing
San Francisco has a reputation for being a writer’s city, as the home of the Beat Generation and many more writers now and over the years. Before traveling there this ... Read more
New Year Reflections
On writing
Every single year I write a New Year letter outlining my goals and desires for the coming year. You can be sure that this year, I have them. I have ... Read more
An orgy of writers?
On writing
“Overcapacity has been something generally acknowledged across the writing industry for at least 10 years. In a 2002 essay in The New York Times, the onetime best-selling novelist and story ... Read more