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“I write because I want more than one life.”
Lee Smith Helps Us Make it Through the Night
“Simply to line up words one after another upon a page is to create some order where it did not exist.”
July at Tassajara: Grab a Chair!
“Time stood still.” “Full of hidden surprises.” “A safe place…to be vulnerable, take a risk, be truly who we are…” […]
Why are you Waiting? Write at Tassajara this July
As Mary Oliver wrote, we have one “wild and precious life” in which to know ourselves and to write. […]
No Discipline = No Freedom
“Turn up for work.”
The Inspiration of Marie
“The world needs that special gift that only you have.”
Dismantling the Good Girl
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Laurie Wagner and her 27 Powers are the bomb when it […]
When In Doubt, Write About Food!
A smorgasbord of emotions and memories are available…working from a food-related prompt.
“When Breath Becomes Words” at Tassajara in August
Laurie Senauke and I are again leading a 5-day retreat for writers (of all levels of experience) as part of […]
A Way Out of Lonely Writing
As a writer, it’s easy to feel lonely in your work. Writer’s workshops like this one can transform your work AND bring a sense of community.