When you embark on the writing life, you hold close a memory, that moment in time that reconnects you with who you are.
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Embrace Winter Writing: Ignite Your Creativity
As we welcome December and the start of winter, it is a time to embrace hope in our writing. For many, winter can evoke feelings of dread due to the cold and darkness. However, it also brings the beauty of snowflakes on evergreen boughs. It brings the sparkle of Christmas decorations and the festivities ofContinue reading “Embrace Winter Writing: Ignite Your Creativity”
A Celebration of Women Supporting Women
Women’s Writing Circle remains the foundation of my creative life and a living reminder that community inspires and that we are not alone in this crazy, wonderful journey of the feminine.
Welcoming In Autumn
The autumn equinox has come and gone, leaving behind a balance of dark and light hours. As we gradually transition into earlier nights and embrace the changes that autumn brings, it offers thoughts and reflections. Autumn is a time to reset and even renew intentions. I anticipate continuing our writing journey and uniting women withinContinue reading “Welcoming In Autumn”
Finding Peace in an Unexpected Encounter On the Eastern Shore
The Buddhists have a saying. “Don’t judge, observe.”
Remembering Our Mothers
Motherhood…the mystique, the boredom, the sacrifice, the contract in perpetuity, the life unexpected.
Who Is Mary Magdalene?
When we eliminate guilt and shame, desire, and anger, we prepare to become “fully human,” according to the Gospel of Mary. This is the writer’s journey, the one that leads to redemption, the one that frees and heals.
The Pilgrimage of Writing Out West
I often wonder where I would have been in my life if it weren’t for writing. What I do know is that writing has been good for me. It’s a pilgrimage to a holy place of creativity, discovery, and learning.
A Novel About Obsession
A little part of me, too, hopes that the story—which is yet untitled—will be worth my reader’s time, perhaps as much as the stories of women in transition that I’ve written in the past.
Reflections on Exceptional Moments…Joy and Despair
We spoke of what is known as “toxic positivity,” which is the idea that one must be grateful for the life they do have, no matter what, and always put on a brave face. Yet, you cannot deny the complexity of life or the reality of death, and negative feelings are not a failure but a normal part of the human condition—nor is gratitude always a solution to pain.
