Last month I mentioned (I mean, announced) that I’ll be the guest writer/teacher next summer for Ireland Writer Tours. I got the invitation from Ireland Writer Tours organizer Fiona Claire a few months ago. As far as I was concerned, it came clear out of the blue. It was incredibly flattering. (A quick update: the…
I recently read Sue Miller’s new novel, Monogamy. (A good book. It haunted me for several days, as a compelling novel does.) In the foreword she says the book took six years to write. She thanks the many people who supported her and helped her through that time period. Then she thanks her characters for…
“Attention to detail is not about perfection. It’s about excellence.” – Chris Denny, Speaker, trainer All of life’s big moments are built from a series of seemingly insignificant details. You’ve lived them, and so have I. Many years ago I took a journalism class and my professor recorded me reading news material and delivered it…
I’ve been in the middle of a kitchen/living room remodel for eight months now. Yes, eight. I can’t fire my contractor, because it’s my husband and myself. Which means it’s weekend and evening work, and only when there isn’t some pressing issue that supersedes our need. There have been times when it’s been a bit…
I realize the official harvest moon isn’t until October. However, if you planted green beans, squash, cucumbers, beets, carrots, radishes, lettuce, spinach, or have a rhubarb plant nearby, well, you’ve been harvesting. An artist, (dancer, painter, sketcher, writer), needs to harvest a little, (see photo, right), like yours truly. Find joy in the fact you’ve…