The quiet death of Neil Peart
“I can’t pretend a stranger/ is a long-awaited friend” –Neil Peart, “Limelight” The death of Neil Peart, the mastermind lyricist …
Author Archives: rachaelhanel
Read essays to write essays
“Read five poems for every one you write.” I read this piece of advice in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of …
Softening the sting of artistic rejection
Rejection sucks. But the more you submit, and the more you’re rejected, it DOES become easier to shake off those …
Writing goals 2020?
We’re 16 days into the new year — how are your writing goals going? I will admit — I set …
2020’s word: Breakthrough
Another new year, another day to reflect on my friend Melanie’s “mindful intentions” workshop. She holds this workshop every year …
Is listening to a book “reading”? It better be!
It felt great to get my reading mojo back in 2019. In previous years my reading-for-pleasure really tanked. Busy with …
When you plant a seed, it may take a while to sprout
Only a couple of weeks remain in the semester. At this point everyone is ready to be done. Even when …
Sometimes you just need to get away
I spent 36 hours over the weekend doing nothing but working on manuscript revisions. Well, I did sleep and take …
A hearty welcome to late fall
I love this post I came across today on Facebook. The artwork drew me in. Every year around this time, …
OK, universe, I’m paying attention!
The last year of committing to my morning practice of yoga, prayer, and meditation is making me more aware, open, …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 