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Women of legacy

February 10, 2018No Comments

“Have you thought about your legacy?” She asked. I felt hot under the glow of her radiating anticipation. It was Sunday afternoon, and I considered it a feat that I’d managed to leave my house, much less ruminate on the inner workings of what I intended to leave behind for future generations of humanity. “Not … Continue reading Women of legacy

Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?

– Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

February 10, 2018No Comments

You should write a book about that

February 10, 2018No Comments

When I was voted most likely to become an author (at age 10), I had a pretty clear picture in my mind of what that fabulous becoming would look like. Or, at least I could clearly picture myself on the back cover of a book, my book, I could see it in the library, a … Continue reading You should write a book about that

In the telling

February 7, 2018February 10, 2018No Comments

I began this blog with a quote as a placeholder while I pulled my shit together, or while my shit pulled other things together, maybe both. And because the “No new post” reminder felt a little judgemental every time it looked at me as I admired the other handiwork I’d done. I began this blog … Continue reading In the telling

The truth of stories is not only what was experienced, but equally what becomes experience in the telling and its reception.

Arthur W. Frank, The Wounded Storyteller

February 3, 2018February 5, 2018No Comments