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“Show, Don’t Tell” — not necessarily

September 29, 2019

Navigate on over to this brilliant essay by Sonya Huber about the dangers of following the “show, don’t tell” advice …

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On being a turtle writer

August 31, 2019

In terms of writing, I’m definitely a turtle, not a hare. Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Midland_painted_turtle.jpg   Some days the writing just …

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My favorite things, Aug. 4: True Story, women’s body image, and an essay a day

August 4, 2019

“Stumbling Into Joy,” by Kate Hopper, True Story Issue #29. Kate is a Minnesota treasure, author of Use Your Words: A …

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Slow progress is still progress

July 31, 2019

My mantra when I run is “forward momentum.” As long as I’m moving forward, I’m going to complete a run. …

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My favorite things: July 28 edition

July 28, 2019

“Journalist Misses His Deadline on Manson Article. By 20 Years.” New York Times, July 28. I’m listening to Chaos: Charles Manson, the …

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What goes into the do-it-yourself retreat

July 16, 2019

Getaways are great, right? I love hopping on a plane to go to a writing conference or yoga workshop. There’s …

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The big “O”: Organizing your memoir

July 12, 2019

So you’ve written a ton of stuff for your memoir. You have oodles and oodles of words. You’ve been writing …

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My favorite book of 2019 so far

July 1, 2019

I’m happy to say that I’ve read 19 books so far this year — one ahead of schedule. Dare I …

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Writing, reading, and Marla Gibbs

May 28, 2019

I’ve returned to my Camilla Hall manuscript now that the academic year is over. I don’t have anything profound to …

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Essay collection review: All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine

April 13, 2019

What do you do when life ceases to make sense? When your 65-year-old mom is diagnosed with a childhood cancer, …

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