On Being a Writer – Surprise!
A week ago, I accompanied my dad to several appointments, muting my phone to comply with the doctors’ office rules. To
How to Form a Daily Habit: Don’t Break the Chain
My junior year in college, I started scribbling each day’s to-do list the night before. I’d always include “wake up”
The 2013 Writing Life Workshop
*Ding* On Wednesday my phone alerted me to an appointment. I glanced at the time: 2:00 p.m. What did I
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My Writing Life: Beginnings – Identity, Pt. 1
My mom, a journalist, was talking with a friend. She beamed at my brother. “Charlie, he’s the writer of the
Writing and Editing: Handle Words with Respect
When writing and editing, the writer must develop a thick skin and the editor must offer honest, positive input that respects the person behind the work. Assume every writer feels like Emily Dickinson: “Judge tenderly of me!”
Writing Conditions are Never Perfect
Whether you have a full-time job or you’re a full-time caregiver: Write what you can, when you can. Because the conditions for writing are never perfect.
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Positive Reinforcement: Reward What Works (Ignore the Rest)
Back in 2006 I read an article in The New York Times called “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy
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Destructive Criticism vs. Healthy Critique
J.C. Schaap wrote a post entitled “Witless Fear and Hug Lines.” In it, he told about how scary it is
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Curiosity Journal: September 14, 2011
Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and
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Write to Discover and Decipher Life
By the time I was 13 or 14 years old, I realized the children’s department couldn’t provide the depth of
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Curiosity Journal: Sept. 7, 2011 (David Dark, Blokus, handcuffs, aging, masterful memoir)
Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and
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Last Weekend’s Gift
Last weekend…a gift. We drove a long way, and it was worth every minute, every mile. Last weekend’s gift of
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The Spirit of Food: Food Heritage and The Occasional Vegetarian
Food HeritageLast week’s TheHighCalling.org book club selection of essays (from The Spirit of Food: 34 Writers on Feasting and Fasting
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Food on Fridays: We Are Real (and so is the food)
(smaller button below) Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—though we love
