I have been holding out on you, dear readers. For almost two months now I’ve been dying to tell you the news, but I didn’t want to jinx anything. I’m […]
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Five Good Sentences – The Key To Getting Unstuck
I’ve been struggling with my new story. I just can’t seem to find my way into it. I have an instinct that having some kind of structure to work into […]
The Squaw Valley Community of Writers
I thought I would share a few things I learned (or learned again) about workshopping at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers.
I Want to Be A Badass
I married into soccer the way other people marry into Catholicism. World Cup is like Lent – we don’t mess around. But in all seriousness, I’ve really come to appreciate […]
Taking a Vacation From Writing
Happy 4th of July everyone! My family and I are celebrating the country by being back in it. Yep, home sweet home. We just spent two weeks on vacation in […]
First Idea, Best Idea?
This professor insisted that writers trust their instincts and always go with their first ideas. I dropped his class that night.
Arriving At The Truth with Salman Rushdie
I’m fascinated by the intersection of truth and fiction. It’s something I became interested in after seeing Reza Aslan talk about his book Zealot back in 2014. He talked about […]