Writing with love

The heart (and art) of helplessness

Confessions from the operating table

Aug 31 •

the sound of us trying

It's the reaching that matters.

Aug 17 •

On loss and longing

The constant collision between wishes and reality forms the heartbeat of our stories.

Aug 10 •

An Ode to Letter Writing

Being with another "without their corporeal self"

Jul 20 •

Reclaiming your story

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

Jul 6 •

Confession as Storytelling, Part One

Writing for "huge blood-dripping gobbets of unseasoned experience"

Jun 1 •

The novel as poem. The poem as novel.

Storytelling as drifting with ghosts ...

Jan 19 •

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 •

Somebody Somewhere

A show that epitomizes creating with love

Dec 22, 2024 •

The erotics of writing

Finding the bliss of the mystery

Dec 15, 2024 •

Emotions, emotions, emotions

Are artists more sensitive?

Dec 8, 2024 •

Practicing the religion of uncertainty

Ring the bells of doubt

Dec 1, 2024 •

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