I spent the last three days at the Chuckanut Writer’s Conference. It’s a busy time in my life–two graduations, a daughter moving home, celebrations–Byzantine, rococo busyness–but a friend generously offered me the tuition and lodging, and I jumped at the chance. And of course it was wonderful. So isn’t it strange that I came home […]
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” -e. e. cummings Do you dream of being a “real” writer? Do you have a compelling story that you’re dying to tell? Would you like to write your stories down for your children and grandchildren? When you brainstorm what you’d most like to write–what […]
A friend has a new grandson, and she reports that he is “perfection.” Of course he is perfection–what grandmother worth her salt would think otherwise? Even so, when she said it, we both laughed. I think we laughed because even though our children are now young adults, we remember all too well when they were babies. The […]
Just want to give you a quick head’s up about my guest post, yesterday, over at The Poetry Department. What I learned from writing this post, which is about the different lenses I apply to revising a poem, is that I have WAY TOO MUCH to say in a single post. I was asked for […]