I just googled 'bats' thinking I'd put an image of a bat here because I had wild dreams about bats last week. As soon as I saw a photo of a bat in flight, it occurred to me that bats are a hot subject these days. That it is from a bat, some say, that… Continue reading Dream, Book, Moon
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Woo! Woo! For The Woo-Woo – Interview with Lindsay Wong
Meet writer Lindsay Wong. I've spent hours with Lindsay and her unbelievable, heart-felt, soul-full words – that is, reading her 316-page memoir entitled The Woo Woo How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018). Memoirists are high up on my 'amazing people' list, if you must… Continue reading Woo! Woo! For The Woo-Woo – Interview with Lindsay Wong
Body Language #morningcoffeesessions
I'm at it again because it feels so good to put writing first. Over the weekend, I wrote, but not first thing...and I could feel the difference in my energy. Thank you Firefly Creative Writing family for offering another week of this bliss! Chris read a poem by Joy Harjo called Eagle Poem. I had… Continue reading Body Language #morningcoffeesessions
New Moon #morningcoffeesessions Day 4
This morning's session took a different turn. I pulled away from where we began because I couldn't ignore what was happening in my body. We talked about hugs. And...you know I love me some hugs. So, the poem that came out was not what I expected...but also what I couldn't ignore. It's about menstruation, so… Continue reading New Moon #morningcoffeesessions Day 4
Maybe it’s time #morningcoffeesession Day 3
It's Earth Day! Be sure to hug a tree, plant a tree, kiss a flower, plant a flower, go barefoot over grass and let your toes be tickled by the earth! Give thanks to the mother of us all - Mother Nature! - who loves us deeply! Write poetry for earth day! Write a love… Continue reading Maybe it’s time #morningcoffeesession Day 3
Carried by…#morningcoffeesessions Day Two
This is what my writing space looks like. It's an easy link click into zoom then I join 140+ writers from around the country, and we listen to Chris' smooth voice, and we are guided to write, write, write. It is simple. It is generous. It is inspiring. It is an important way to clear… Continue reading Carried by…#morningcoffeesessions Day Two
#morningcoffeesessions with Firefly Creative Writing
DAY 1 - #morningcoffeesessions I've joined a writer's group through the fabulous Firefly Creative Writing. I've always dreamed of participating in writing with the Firefly family. Apparently, it takes a pandemic to get me there. So be it. There were over 140 of us from near and far, coffee or tea or water nearby, paper… Continue reading #morningcoffeesessions with Firefly Creative Writing
Interview with Stephanie Steinberg, owner of the Detroit Writing Room
This world really is full of magic. At just about the same time that I was dreaming up Gertrude's Writing Room, Stephanie Steinberg, writer/journalist, was having the same dream. She too wanted to open a space where writers could gather to write, read, learn and play. As I was doing research for Gertrude's whilst writing… Continue reading Interview with Stephanie Steinberg, owner of the Detroit Writing Room
