Writing, Standing, and Silencing the Ugly Voices

I see her standing, hands wrapped in each other and pulled tight to her chest.  Her feet are turned in just a little bit beneath the slim corduroy pants she’s wearing, and her thick, blonde hair is cropped short, just above her collar.  She looks terrified, and...

Saying YES to Open Doors

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. – John Burroughs Yesterday, Philip called and said, “They want to come on Thursday.”  They were not friends coming to dinner or someone dropping off a...

When Interruptions Make Your Day

Approximately every 15 minutes, it seems, Mosey (our basset hound puppy) needs something.  To be picked up, to be put down, to be let outside, to be let inside . . . puppies are a great way to get your 10,000 steps a day in.  The thing is that my work – writing,...