Tomorrow evening I’ll be reading my poetry along with three other poets — it would be great if you could join us. November 12, 2013 Poetry at The Good Shepherd Center Belle Randall, Bethany Reid, Michael Spence, and Richard Wakefield Tuesday, November 12, 7 p.m. Room 202, The Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Seattle […]
The best advice I’ve ever been given for getting unstuck is not specific. Whatever it is you have been doing, you have to change one thing. It truly doesn’t matter what you change. If you’re right-handed, try brushing your teeth with your left hand. Do it for a week. Just as an experiment. You’ll experience […]
If you happen to be in Bellingham today, don’t forget the Poets and Writers for Peace event at St. James Presbyterian Church. See my “Upcoming Events” page for more information. Here’s a poem from my friend, Carla Shafer, who organized this event. If Words Were Bones If words were bones we would be wisdom […]
I am in a whiny mood and having trouble concentrating on my work. Poor me! Then I remembered something from Jacob Glass. “In Beverly Hills, right now” (he speaks with a curious emphasis, an urgency that falls on key words), “there are people bitterly complaining because they just got home from Paris, and now they have to pack for Hawaii!” Last […]