Inspiration

Reclaiming your story

Hell is other people’s stories (or mis-stories) about us.

12 hrs ago •

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 •

It's time to play. Seriously.

Or yalp if you want.

Jun 22 •

Carpe diem the crap out of every single moment?

Urgency, glimmers, memorable moments, mortality

May 18 •

Writing retreats and you

Get away to find yourself. And your story.

Apr 20 •

Silence as a way to hear yourself

Mar 23 •

"Once the skin is broken": Fermentation in art and love and wine

A creative meditation

Mar 16 •

A grab bag of creative do-dads and do-moms

Feb 23 •

Prompting Stories

The creative magic of randomness

Feb 9 •

Writing with Trauma: The "Butterfly Effect"

Turning to ritual as a way to create after tragedy

Jan 26 •

Creating an Unexpected Audience in an Unlikely Place

How Marta Becket danced to dust devils in the desert

Jan 12 •

A year-end grab bag of inspiration

Dear Readers, here's a collage of thought-provoking quotes to consider in your year-end reflections.

Dec 29, 2024 •

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