by Andi | Nov 1, 2017 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
It’s something concrete, controllable. All those squiggles of commas and subject-verb agreement choices. There is a right answer when it comes to grammar and mechanics, and that is comforting in the wild, never-perfect, no-right-way world of writing. It’s... by Andi | Oct 11, 2017 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
One of my mother’s favorite Biblical ideas was the idea of Ebenezer – “This far the Lord hath carried you.” In fact, her friend cross-stitched that word for her in a beautiful piece. So today, Kaitlin Curtice’s words on Ebenezer feel so... by Andi | Oct 4, 2017 | Andi's Book
Anytime Philip and I drive somewhere of any distance, we do our best to take the back roads. I pull up the map on my phone and steer us toward our destination by the smallest, passable road possible. Sometimes, we dead end at a creek, and sometimes, we wind our way... by Andi | Sep 27, 2017 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
A few months ago, my friend Amanda Cleary Eastep read a letter I wrote to a group of writers and replied with this gentle encouragement: “Have you ever thought about putting your letters into a book?” At the time, I was torso-deep in fundraising for... by Andi | Sep 20, 2017 | Written and Wrought
When we first got this farm, I really struggled because I now owned 15 acres of beautiful Virginia countryside AND a 200+-year-old farmhouse AND goats AND chickens AND dogs AND cats. It felt like abundance, and in my life – largely through some misguided...