Showing Up and Living Full
Life’s Third Act My friend John Mallen recently spent a month at ArteSumapaz, an artists’ residency tucked into the mountains of Colombia. John is over 80 years old, and he arrived […]
Life’s Third Act My friend John Mallen recently spent a month at ArteSumapaz, an artists’ residency tucked into the mountains of Colombia. John is over 80 years old, and he arrived […]
Last week I wrote about procrastination. I have an update. I have not conquered procrastination. I’m not sure anyone has. But I did finish the second draft of my next
Happy Friday! My happy place has always been Fire Island. I love the ocean, being outside, and the feeling that the rest of the world is somewhere else. For years,
Happy Friday! I hope you’re having a pleasant time amongst the tumultuous weather that so many of us are experiencing. Excessive heat, humidity, and severe storms often leave us anxious
The Unexpected Gift of Summer Heat The dog days of summer have arrived. Temperatures are climbing into the nineties, the humidity is relentless, and by midafternoon even the dogs seem
Over the years, one question has continued to fascinate me: Why do equally talented people experience such different creative lives? Why does one writer keep going while another gives up?
Happy Friday! Writers of all kinds often experience moments, days, or even weeks when we simply can’t write a single word. We open our notebooks or computers and stare at
Happy Juneteenth and Happy Father’s Day! This weekend gives us two different, important reasons to pause. Juneteenth asks us to remember freedom. Real freedom. Delayed freedom. Hard-won freedom. Freedom that
Happy Friday! Last weekend marked the unofficial start of summer, and many people are planning vacations or simply taking time to slow down. During our team meeting this week, after
Mothers, Memories, and Story Beginnings As Mother’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking not only about mothers, but also about the grandmothers, stepmothers, aunts, mentors, teachers, and friends who nurture us,