by Andi | Feb 8, 2013 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Yesterday, a reader here, in his comment about the need to write hot and not revise the life out of a piece, gave a sidelong approval to using alcohol and drugs to write more freely. He also suggested that perhaps there was good in so many writers battling mental... by Andi | Jan 10, 2013 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Every time I teach a creative nonfiction writing class to undergraduates, I spend part of the first day giving them my “are you ready?” speech. It goes something like this: Writing is hard. It requires you to look more closely at things, maybe even your... by Andi | Oct 24, 2012 | God's Whisper, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Last week, a friend sent me $50 for no reason whatsoever. Just $50, there in my Paypal account. A gift, he said. I cried. That $50 bought me groceries for a month. I am terrible at asking for help. It’s a pride thing. Somewhere in me – despite what I... by Andi | Oct 24, 2012 | God's Whisper, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Last week, a friend sent me $50 for no reason whatsoever. Just $50, there in my Paypal account. A gift, he said. I cried. That $50 bought me groceries for a month. I am terrible at asking for help. It’s a pride thing. Somewhere in me – despite what I... by Andi | Aug 2, 2012 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage....