KICKING IN the WALL

Today I attended a writing workshop with Barbara Abercrombie. She, with generosity, humor and years of writing and teaching experience, shared everything one needs to know to get started writing and to keep writing. I’ve taken many classes with Barbara and I...

Reading About Writing

  Courage and Craft by Barbara Abercrombie is full of wisdom and insight. I’m rereading it again for the fourth time. For example, “You can sit around for the rest of your life dreaming about writing your stories, longing to bear witness on the page...

Thoughts

I tried to listen To my heart,But I couldn’t                       Hear her thoughts.Her words unpennedFrom the lineAnd scattered.I wasn’t...
What do dogs have to teach us?

What do dogs have to teach us?

On Saturday we got another dog. I fought with myself over this decision for well over a year. Why would I want yet another body to take care of? I’m a care taker by nature, by role, by circumstance, by chance. It’s what I do. And do well, I might add. But...