Intimations: A Writer's Discourse

Intimations: A Writer's Discourse

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The heart (and art) of helplessness
Confessions from the operating table
Aug 31 • 
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Big stories. Small containers.
Announcing ... The Flash Fiction Institute (the land of tiny wonders)
Aug 24 • 
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the sound of us trying
It's the reaching that matters.
Aug 17 • 
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On loss and longing
The constant collision between wishes and reality forms the heartbeat of our stories.
Aug 10 • 
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Practicing "Lectio Divina"
Creating sacred spaces for writing and reading
Aug 3 • 
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July 2025

Lessons from My New Friend: Jeff Hiller
The drama of friendships at the center of our lives
Jul 27 • 
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An Ode to Letter Writing
Being with another "without their corporeal self"
Jul 20 • 
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The story of my new book
Writing to photos inspired a different kind of storytelling.
Jul 13 • 
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Reclaiming your story
Hell is other people’s stories (or mis-stories) about us.
Jul 6 • 
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June 2025

The biggest question of all: Does your story matter?
There are certain writing truisms that I repeat and repeat and repeat because I believe in them so deeply.
Jun 29 • 
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It's time to play. Seriously.
Or yalp if you want.
Jun 22 • 
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A Writer’s Voice
The discovery of self
Jun 15 • 
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