I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing by Writers
the next writer in the series: january 1, 2018
I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with … Continue reading
postcard from methow
I feel as if I’m in Austria, but it’s the Methow Valley in the foothills of Washington’s North Cascade mountain range. On Wednesday I flew into Seattle and then drove east for five hours–through the city, along rivers, over a pearly sea-green lake, … Continue reading
2016: I turn 59
I started to write there are so many things I forgot, but really there are so many things I remember. Here are a few I remembered after the fact–being a Brownie leader, spending every New Year’s Eve until graduate school … Continue reading
2014: I turn 57
Yesterday evening while I was walking, I began to think ahead to this year and to 2015. And these upcoming years made me realize that for 2012 and 2013 I left out two important things. One, my parents’ health is worsening, in particular … Continue reading
2013: I turn 56
2013: One week a month in Provincetown. Space is opening all around me. I plan ahead, run the dates by Cal, and start booking flights. In January, I stay at The Watermark Inn. It’s closed. But I’ve stayed here before and it’s … Continue reading
the next writer in the series: february 1, 2016
I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with … Continue reading
the next writer in the series: january 1, 2016
I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with … Continue reading
pissing people off: 293/365
In episode 19 of season 1 of The West Wing, now available on Netflix, the administration is accused of never taking a stand. The president is apparently afraid of pissing people off and thereby not being re-elected. But by the end of the episode, … Continue reading
closer: 289/365
Over the weekend, in our workshop, Steve Almond said, “Being nice doesn’t get you any closer to the truth.” Cal might disagree, but I think I’m generally nice. Ergo… Until Steve’s declaration, I hadn’t thought about how nice might be … Continue reading
writing x writers: 282/365
Back in California at Tomales Bay for a Writing by Writers workshop–along with three friends I’ve made at this blog–Elizabeth G. Marro, Anne C., and DL Craig–such fun to see each other! We have another outstanding cast of workshop faculty–Dorothy Allison, Steve … Continue reading
truth: 152/365
Last night Tom Barbash said in his craft talk to make the manuscript truthful first, elegant later. Pam Houston said she looks to the metaphor for truth. Tonight, Josh Weil said that he honors his first draft for its freshness, its honesty, … Continue reading
time zones: 150/365
I’m back in Tomales Bay for Writing by Writers Manuscript Boot Camp. The faculty readings with Pam Houston, Josh Weil, and Tom Barbash, are just about to start. Despite the fact that I arrived on the west coast yesterday, I’m struggling to … Continue reading
marriage: 97/365
At Writing by Writers in Boulder, Alan Heathcock asked this question, “What do you find interesting?” ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
together: 96/365
Writing, writing, writing–story, character, tone, dialogue. These few days in Boulder are all about craft. “Tone is what you hear through the motel walls,” Gary Ferguson said in his craft talk this morning. “There are no rules,” Pam Houston said … Continue reading
tulips in the snow: 95/365
Coming to you from Boulder, Colorado, at a Writing by Writers workshop taking place at the Colorado Chautauqua, where what I was most struck by today were the tulips in the snow. I’m not a gardener, but I love flowers, as in, in the … Continue reading
suggestible: 26/365
I loved being in a writing group for 7 years. I loved getting my MFA. I believe in writing workshops–the craft, the community, sharing your work, learning from others’ work, the discussions, the inspiration. And oh, the places you’ll go. … Continue reading
the next writer in the series: january 1, 2015
I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with … Continue reading
wxw: tomales bay 2014
Just a few weeks ago I was driving out of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge while debating with Andre Dubus III and Kwame Dawes the pros and cons of this age of connectivity in which we live. What … Continue reading
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