November 2016
The Year Behind Us
It's one of those years where the less said the better? It's one of those years you'd never believe unless you lived through it? It's one of those years. What did I publish this year? Some good things, if you ask this writer. But what does this writer know -- she can't sell a collection […]
Unfollows Are Free
They say to keep writing. Keep writing, they say! I couldn't write today, not until right now, as I'm putting these words down. Will I press "publish"? It's a very good question. Today, I made a post on Facebook where I asked those who voted for DJT to unfollow me. (I dislike FB a great […]
In the Otherwise Dark
After an especially long and frustrating day, where I felt unheard and unseen, I wrote "In the Otherwise Dark." It is one of those rare stories that comes out in a single session, where you forget to eat lunch because the words are coming with such speed and surety. When I finished, I wasn't quite […]
Every Winter
What is creativity? What is the thing that sets off that spark? I often think of it as the Big Bang -- we don't exactly know, but there is something that set events in motion. A collision, one idea striking another. Sometimes, in order to preserve the resulting spark, a writer or artist needs to […]