Residency in Focus: Daily Photo Prompt #19
Check out the colors of this early morning photo prompt and see what they inspire for you!
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Sep 281 min read
Residency in Focus: Daily Photo Prompt #18
This photo prompt begs the question: What might the rising sun awaken in this great lake?
Jul 82 min read
Teaching Update: Fall Workshop Dates Announced
Join my next online writing creative workshop starting 10/9/24 at 6PM Pacific!
Apr 32 min read
Upcoming residency news!
This National Poetry Month, I'm thrilled to share that I've been accepted as the Writer-in-Residence at the Good Hart Artist Residency!...
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Harvest of Words: A Poetry Exercise
When I lived on the East Coast, I looked forward to the abundance of fall leaves each year. My girls and I would gather them, creating...
May 10, 20233 min read
May is Short Story Month...
... and I had no idea until today. In my last newsletter, I mentioned that after a month of all things poetry during National Poetry...
Apr 26, 20231 min read
Learn to Write a Golden Shovel!
Poetry forms can feel intimidating. We remember counting syllables, looking at meter, and trying to figure out if we're looking at a...
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Places to Take Creative Writing Workshops & Classes Online in 2023 (PART FOUR)
This week brings the fourth installment of places through which you can take creative writing workshops and classes online! If you have a...
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Places to Take Creative Writing Workshops & Classes Online in 2023 (PART THREE)
Welcome to the third installment of my ongoing list of where you can find creative writing workshops and classes online! If you have a...
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Places to Take Creative Writing Workshops & Classes Online in 2023 (PART TWO)
This week continues the list of place to take creative writing workshop and classes online. I'll keep adding to this list throughout the...
Feb 8, 20231 min read
Upcoming Generative Workshop
Hello, creatives! To say THANK YOU to everyone who supports my writing and creative life by reserving a copy of my forthcoming chapbook,...
Feb 6, 20233 min read
Learn How to Write a Pantoum!
I try to write a poem every day. Some days, the poem pours out of me, and I could write line after line without too much struggle. Other...
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Wet Weather Wonders
After months of bone-dry weather, it’s raining here in Northern California. This means that my normally dusty trails are mud covered—and...
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Experimenting with Death
I enjoy experimental poetry--poetry that takes risks and challenges the reader with surprising language, unexpected imagery, leaps and...
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Finding Inspiration in Art
The natural world plays a central role in my writing. It shows up in the descriptions, images, and comparisons I make. And it’s what...
Dec 5, 20225 min read
On Novel Writing and Writing in Community
If you didn’t know, last month hundreds of thousands of people around the world joined together with a common goal: Write 50,000 words...
Nov 21, 20222 min read
"Mysterium Lunae" by C. Tóibín
After the lunar eclipse earlier this month and my moon pictures last week, this heavenly object has been on my mind. Because of this, I...
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Finding Inspiration for Writing
Writing every day requires coming up with ideas. Every day. Some days, the thoughts flow freely. Other days, it's like pulling teeth....
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Experiments in Syntax with 80 Flowers
I love being introduced to new-to-me poets. As such, it was a treat when last Sunday, as part of Hugo House’s excellent Write-o-Rama, I...
Feb 16, 20211 min read
Creative Freedom Writing Workshop
If you've ever felt trapped or stuck, exploring creative freedom could be the key to opening up new avenues of creative expression!...
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