Photo Friday:
My sister, Susan and I are more than ten years apart in age. The year I started Kindergarten, she started her first year at the University of Puget Sound. My early memories of Susan are all centered...
View ArticleThe Flu: Unwanted Visitor!
First of all, an apology. I missed my Photo Friday post this week. I’m so sorry about that. But I have a good reason. I had the flu. Yes, I got the flu shot. Yes, I’m ticked that it didn’t work. And...
View ArticleIt Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Avoid the Weather Cliche’s
I was out for a walk a few days ago. It’s my best time to think. I really do believe the brain science behind why the best ideas we have seem to come when we’re trying the least to grab hold of them;...
View ArticleWriter’s Retreat – Getting Organized
I awoke naturally, no clock in sight. Food is comfort and food makes one feel a certain way. With this in mind, I fried bacon, scrambled eggs, and put a couple of pieces of bread in the toaster. I...
View ArticleWhere did the Years go?
Last Saturday night, my baby went to the Senior Prom. No, he didn’t toddle to the dance floor, or take a break to suck on his bottle. You see, somehow, he grew up. I turned my back for just a second,...
View ArticleFistful of Petunias – What I Want for Mother’s Day
What do you want for Mothers Day? That’s easy. I know exactly what I want. I want a fistful of purple petunias pulled from the ground with the roots still attached. I want a finger painting that...
View ArticleThe Danger of a Single Story
I was listening to a TED talk tonight. Author, Chimamanda Adichie, spoke about the danger of a single story. This story might be about a person, a place, a community, and so forth. At its most extreme,...
View ArticleUsing Quotes in Your Memoir
Using quotes in your memoir draws attention to, and supports the truths you are writing about. For my narrative nonfiction book, Drawing Me Home, I’m using a quote from a famous person at the beginning...
View ArticleStory Matters Newsletter: Big Announcement (with video)
Hi, Friends. You might have noticed the button on the Home page of this website. You can sign up for my newsletter by clicking that button. On a periodic basis, I share information with my e-list about...
View ArticleSeattle Romance Writers of America (RWA) conference – First impressions
I am not a romance writer. But I kept hearing great things about the Romance Writers of America’s (RWA) conferences. It took a few years, and probably a half-dozen Hanford-nuclear-plant-worthy glowing...
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