A while back I developed a short lived mindset that I couldn’t be bothered reading books or novels anymore. My daily blog feeds, social media streams, and writing workshop materials were enough to manage. I felt too distracted, too impatient… Read More ›
Love. To preserve oneself – to persevere in spite of, to care for your own self – is to be in war. Against anyone, any thing, any structure, any ideas, that challenge or threaten your natural right to do so…. Read More ›
“Anxiety is love’s greatest killer… It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.” -Anais Nin Photo credit: Debbie Millman Did I tell you guys about the time I was falling really hard for… Read More ›
I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all. -James Baldwin So are we all…
“Trust the process.” I gave my writing coach the serious side eye (in my head) when she kept repeating that, but the more I write, and the more stories and memories I get down, the closer I get to— [I’ve… Read More ›
–Anne Lamott (excerpt from bird by bird). I’ve been in love with language since I was a little girl. I found nothing more pleasurable than getting lost in the characters’ worlds in books -eavesdropping on their conversations. I wrote and illustrated stories,… Read More ›
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based… Read More ›
Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. — from Toni Morrison’s BELOVED
My Female Persuasion 