Laundry & Emails

How many of us have put in a load of laundry on our way to the space where we write? Or sit down to write, but first respond to emails that can take 20 minutes or more responding to others, and not getting to the writing. I am guilty of the first, but try hard […]

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My Study Has Three Desks

I like the mess I make in my study. It gets a cleaning every now and then when I cannot walk to my desk without stepping over several piles of folders, papers, and occasionally a box of folders! Though my study appears disorganized, the mess is an important part of my process of writing. There […]

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Essay in The Magic of Memoir

I participated in a reading and workshop on The Magic of Memoir, Inspiration for the Writing Journey (She Writes Press, 2016) in Seattle on April 20 and 23, 2017. Four other memoirists, Ruth Stender, organizer, Carol Anderson, Sarah Conover, Dhana Musil and I shared our own memoir in readings, and our writers’ journey at the […]

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