What you create joins you: nine great times to create

This post is dedicated to my new friend Joey Gray, who told me upon our very first meeting this week that, at age 43, it’s high time I move past my stubborn insistence on always being the learner in the room and never, ever, the teacher. Here’s what I’ve learned about...

Crazy and peaceful – living as a writer

I slept in this morning because Daniel was home, and I could hear him awake downstairs, performing some kitchen-cleaning, pots-and-pans-moving task that I wasn’t inclined to join. I love the sounds of other humans taking care of our space. I sunk deeper under our new...

Finding stillness in real life

Eva moved in on March 27. So cute! So fun! So wonderful! Expectations, meet 8-week-old puppy. Prepare to be dashed. Eva likes to flip her food bowl upside down, scattering food across the room, most of it ending up under the heavy kitchen appliances. She likes to...