A lot of people had a difficult time reading in 2020. With the world in such a mess, it can … More
Category: writing
Preparing to Write: A Not-for-the-Faint-of-Heart Guide
I’ve heard there are some writers who just start. These writers, if I’m to believe the stories, put pen to … More
On not revising (at least for now)
On the evening of January 31, 2019, I sat in a third floor classroom of Loft Literary in Minneapolis and … More
Diving Down the Rabbit Hole
When Alice went down the rabbit hole, she found a wonderland of bizarre characters and strange goings-on she had never … More
Thirty Five Years of Conferences
In May of 1982, I was a twenty-three year old master’s student attending my first academic conference. Held at the … More
#amwriting
I’ve been pretty busy lately. I’m commuting between Tacoma, Washington and Phoenix for my final semester of teaching at ASU. … More
Reading (and Writing) the Obituary Page
Even when I was young, the obituaries were “must reading” in my local newspaper. I wasn’t a morbid child – … More
My New Challenge – Creative Nonfiction
I’ve written a lot in the last three decades. My curriculum vitae lists 41 published articles, 21 book chapters, dozens … More
Found Feminist Poetry
That venerable resource, Wikipedia, defines “Found Poetry” as “a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole … More
Writing About Family – Whose Story Is It?
My mother found a lot of ways to refer to her four daughters during the decades she wrote her weekly … More
