13 steps to creating a writing-centered life

Whenever possible… 1. Write. 2. Count everything you write as writing. 3. Write everything that you write as well as you can. 4. Carry writing tools with you. 5. Journal your way through difficult times. 6. Keep your favorite bits of writing in a findable,...

Shedding Your Old Self

Here’s the thing about shedding your old self. The act itself isn’t hard. It’s the thinking and worrying about it that’s hard. Seven years ago I thought that leaving the corporate world, the reliable paycheck, the medical benefits, and complete...

Under Book Covers

Gathering stories crying with strangers-turned-friends tales woven into focused collections into pages and pages calloused fingers hand crafting a shared love Book covers created with patience humor and a little, not- annoying- we-hope, self-awareness. Blurbs too....

a poet’s work

the beginning usually sucks: unlearning truths undoing selves unending days unwending paths oh, good GOD. that’s total crap. you’re right. then what? self laughs at self or cries ceding the stage ego averts smiles in her eyes moves down to find her seat...

Receiving time

I’m at Office Nomads coworking space today, joining others for an hour of “free writing time.” We came together, shut off the email, the Internet, the phone, and the iPad to just write. The folks at the table around me haven’t been finding enough time in their days to...