I wish I didn’t have to ask again for financial help, but only one person responded to my recent request. (Thank you, K. Thank you so much.) I know times are hard for many of us, but even a little bit helps. Some of you know the value of working with me as a writing… Continue Reading >>>
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Nothing, indeed, will be the same: My beloved black cat, Boo has cancer
Here is Boo. As you can see, she has magical powers. Nonetheless, she also has cancer in her mouth. I will have her put to death – no cute euphemisms here, though I devoutly hope that there really is a Rainbow Bridge and she gets to hang out with her pal, Ruti, the Red and… Continue Reading >>>
Nothing Will Ever Be The Same
There will be no going back to normal. There is no normal. I’ve posted Denise Levertov’s stunning words at least once before in BTW. As each week begins, I find them more and more essential. I want to pretend that nothing has changed in human world, but you see: We have come to the shore; there… Continue Reading >>>
There is no map. There is only the writer’s willingness to move forward
HARJO: Yeah. I know where I want Season 2 to end and I think with anything you have to have room to learn things, right? Because you don’t know what you got when you’re first making it, you know. You write these parts and you cast them and then all of a sudden, you’re looking at… Continue Reading >>>
9/10/2021: Meet the Doc
This is an old-fashioned story about an old-fashioned man with old-fashioned notions. He believed that he had a responsibility to other people. He believed that justice can lie in our choices. He believed that those who have, should give to those who have not. Imagine that! And, I want you to give. I hope you… Continue Reading >>>
You step onto the sand: Breakthrough Tip for September 23, 2020
You have come to the shore. There are no instructions. —Denise Levertov Imagine this spine is two inches long; imagine it is enormous. Imagine that you have no idea where it came from; why it is here. Imagine that you turn to get back into the vessel in which you arrived and the boat… Continue Reading >>>
Where do You Go From Here: Breakthrough for Now, June 2020
Here is a woman. She believes she has forever – or, at least forty more years – to work at her beloved craft, to live in a beloved place. She is, of course, wrong. She knows that it is pointless to worry about where she will go next. All that is necessary and holy is… Continue Reading >>>
Can You Remember?: Breakthrough for the week of 5/13/2019
Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be? — Charles Bukowski Tell us. Even if you can’t remember. Create a quiet place in which you won’t be interrupted. Leave all your tech devices locked in a drawer or glove compartment. You are allowed a timer – most assuredly… Continue Reading >>>
Where is your safety? What does it cost you? Breakthrough for the week of 4/29/2019
All her hoarding had depleted her. So it went, with safety, the more you guarded, the less you had. —Richard Powers, The Echomaker Tell us about the person who owned this couch. To do that, you will need to persuade us that at one point, that couch was beautiful in the eyes of the… Continue Reading >>>
Please Join Me for an Intensive Writing Weekend in Markleeville, California, Oct. 5-7
Writer, you know what you need for your work. It is time to grant yourself a gift. October 5, 6, and 7, 2018 Markleeville, CA (near astounding Lake Tahoe) $400.00 The real writer is one who really writes… …Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved. —Marge Piercy You… Continue Reading >>>
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