To Gratify Or Not
This week I continued revising my second memoir, the story of my year-long termination from Freudian psychoanalysis. I…
Why Did I Say That?
Last week we had our first extended family visit in over three years. Part of me worried if…
Facing Myself 4.9.2022
I want to be a grandmother who is fun and up for anything. But by mid-morning, the day…
Knowing When To Pause
I’m writing this post on Monday afternoon. There will be a pause before I send it to you…
Let Me Introduce Wild Writing!
Early October 2021, I started writing with Laurie Wagner. The process she teaches is named Wild Writing. She…
What Does Talent Mean?
I grew up thinking that if you were talented, learning would be easy. I carried this mistaken…
Is This A Coincidence?
Is this a coincidence? On Saturday, as you are reading this, I will be meeting Sullivan, my first…
Where Do You Find the Creative Process?
Last Saturday I attended a Creative Day, an online event organized by one of my favorite organizations. The…
An Origin Story
Nowadays, I am a writer, a wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and a great-grandmother, but when the internal desire…