How do you keep writing at times when your life is in upheaval? When your emotions are raw and exposed? Death of a loved one. Illness. Loss of employment. Break-up. ... Read more

I’m out of practice in this thing called life. While at the RWW residency, I lost track of place and time. When my sister picked me up (I was only ... Read more

As karma would have it, the facilitator that I griped about in my last post, will be my mentor for the coming academic year. ☺ Oddly enough, I take this ... Read more

Stan Rubin and Elea Carey read in the morning. 🙂 I was up for workshop, and it’s hard for me to write about this without bitching and moaning and trying ... Read more

Days 7 and 8: Friday started slow, as the break didn’t end until 3:00 PM. I slept in an extra hour, then woke to laze about my room checking email, ... Read more

Deep breath. No classes or obligations until 3 PM tomorrow. What will I do with that time? Organize my notes….and write! I’m feeling so inspired and eager to do something ... Read more

Usually I don’t mean to lie. I just am not very good at judging just how much life stuff one can fit on one metaphorical plate, and apparently I have ... Read more

Okay, this is the pattern that has emerged, so I’m going with it. Though it’s now Tuesday, I’ll talk about Monday. And, so on. ☺Day 3 (Monday):I woke up early ... Read more

So it’s technically Monday morning already, but I’ll start with the events of Sunday and then post later about how today goes. Day 2: Sunday They’re easing us in here. ... Read more