by Andi | Feb 14, 2018 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
When I was in school, my professor assigned For the Time Being by Annie Dillard.* At first, I was put off by the segments of the book, by the chunks of information interspersed with the reflections and meditations of Dillard’s own mind. I wanted something... by Andi | Jan 31, 2018 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
On Sunday morning, I woke up – as I have been of late – about 3am and immediately started thinking about Gayle Brandeis’ amazing memoir The Art of Misdiagnosis.* I thought about what I knew of Gayle’s story from my blessed friendship with her.... by Andi | Nov 29, 2017 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
On November 14th, I launched my newest book Love Letters to Writers. Because of the first trimester of my pregnancy, I had to make the choice to be a bit less intense – i.e. stressed – about this launch than I had about others, and yet, I wanted to be sure... 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...