The Playlist

I was recently asked if I have a playlist for Saving Annabelle. I didn’t then, but since I typically listen to the same music while writing, it was easy to throw together a playlist, and I’ve been writing/revising to it ever since. I’ve included some...
The Shape of Things: Function

The Shape of Things: Function

I have been thinking about the shape of things because, in addition to the Christmas ritual—which when dissected seems a rather bizarre combination of festivity and tedium—my birthday is at the end of December, and Scott gave me a 1930s Underwood portable typewriter....
The Shape of Things: Form

The Shape of Things: Form

This time of year, there are presents to fit in boxes, wrapping paper to measure and cut, and finally the feat of deconstructing the Christmas tree. My ornaments are mostly glass, so they get carefully wrapped in tissue paper and placed in small boxes. Then I place...
Mysteries

Mysteries

The other night I had an unusual experience, a first of its kind for me. I went to a shamanic drum circle winter solstice blessing ritual. (I had my first drum lesson the night before.) My partner, Scott, a drummer, and I went with open minds, to get our freak on, to...

On Workshops

I spent last week at a writers’ workshop. Hamline University runs a Summer Writers’ Workshop every year, and while students in the MFA program get first shot at registering, there are always some non-student participants. Hamline calls this an “intensive residential...

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