About a month ago I shared a few excerpts from the anthology I was recently published in—Dumped: Stories of Women…
I just read an excellent book, Girl at the End of the World: My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of…
Last night I met with a group of writers who gather to critique one another’s manuscripts. The genre and subject…
When pain is to be born, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than…
Today is Holy Friday in the Orthodox Church. But instead of writing about the wonderful services and traditions I’m participating…
I just (almost) finished another round of revisions on my novel. Yes, just this morning. I’m almost ready to…
I’m continuing to reflect on Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully. You can catch up on…
Today is Good Friday for Western Christians—people associated with the Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations and their off-shoots. But for…
I’m hard at work on novel revisions this week (spent 4-5 hours on it yesterday and feel like it’s picking…
You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck…