I recently recommended this “Short Guide to Writing at 50 and Beyond” to the members of The Writing Lab, but having now read it, I want to recommend it to all of you, even if you are not yet 50. “Writing isn’t a breeze,” Jepson explains, “it’s a challenge.” The rewards go not to the […]
We have had to cancel our class in Olympia, but are regrouping and hope to offer it closer to home. Let us know if you have any ideas about location or timing. Bethany & Margaret P.S.: Margaret–who spends lots of time in Olympia–will be at Fusion to meet with anyone who shows up for the […]
After my recent post about not believing that “there are no accidents,” I had a number of readers email and scold me. Of course there are no accidents!, they insisted. Okay, okay. I know what you mean, and in a way I agree with you. Although I don’t believe God sends us hardship to build […]
The new issue of Bird’s Thumb is now available — and includes my poem, “Spotted Towhee.” This is especially timely as my poem is about my brother, and today is my brother’s last day at work — he is retiring and moving back back home, to a house on the farm where we grew up. […]