The inaugural memoir/yoga workshop
Just look at this space. It was perfect for writing and yoga. I spent the weekend of Sept. 28-30 here, …
Category Archives: Inspiration
Why I write, Part I
I saw memoirist extraordinaire Patricia Hampl on Sept. 28 at Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais. How lucky for me …
Images from the National Museum of Women in the Arts
When I was in Washington, D.C., in August for a conference, I took some time to visit the National Museum …
Writing fails and writing successes
Major props to Cat H. Bradley for this idea 🙂 Yes, we fail at many things in our daily lives. …
What’s the hurry?
I’m slowly reading Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life, which I bought at the gift shop at Holy Island …
11 words for writers
More from Susan Sontag on writing from the esteemed Maria Popova at BrainPickings. Popova just started a “Midweek pick-me-up” email …
A most influential book, and a most influential teacher
This book showed up at my house a couple of weeks ago. It came from my friend John, who was …
What do you want to quit?
Photo Credit: Sheep”R”Us Flickr via Compfight cc. I’m sure alpaca farmers also feel pressure to be successful by the world’s …
Ek….what? Writing about art in nonfiction
In my MASS436 Specialized Writing class at MSU-Mankato on Monday, I introduced students to ekphrasis — writing about art. We …
How to tackle overwhelming projects
Photo Credit: pom.angers Flickr via Compfight cc. Some days feel like floodwaters that are out of control. Do you ever …
