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Mar 3

post-it by post-it

Feb 25

welcome to Lent

Feb 17

memoir set in the time of COVID

Feb 4

mustering the courage to be vulnerable

Jan 25

it's all about your perspective.

Jan 20

(Sung to the tune of Fiddler on the Roof's: Tradition!)

Jan 6

one word at a time.

Jan 1

Tips on craft and the ups & downs of the writing life.

Dec 30, 2020

TENACITY As another year draws to a close, I’m struck by the vibrant tenacity of this patio dahlia. Look at her! She won’t quit. Rejected by her dying …

Dec 6, 2019

SHARING STORIES. FIGHTING HUNGER. Join me at the mid-Willamette Valley's premier literary event, MAGIC BARREL, this Friday, Oct. 18th. I am honored to …

Oct 15, 2019

Hot. Life. Summer is here and the weather is fine ... for doing a million things other than writing! But fall and its cooler, wetter days are just a br…

Jul 30, 2019

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