“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
So here it is, January of the New Year. I have a few resolutions I’m working on, and someone suggested that I reframe why I set them, and that conversation got me thinking. Then, at Writing Lab today, one of our writers admitted that she doesn’t write very much, even though she’d like to, because […]
My mother used to say, “I have no secrets.” In other words, if she thought it, she shared it. So I want to share with you the secret of my morning routine. As soon as I get up–well, pretty much as soon as I get up–I go out to the kitchen, flip on the Keurig, […]
I stayed up late New Year’s Eve — making a last-ditch, under-the-wire effort to meet my submission goals for 2017. “Getting my ducks in a row.” Or attempting to. I believe my husband said goodnight and went to bed at 8:30. Daughter #3 (the only duckling still at home) disappeared into the night around the […]