The rain began in the night with a gentle patter; drip, dripping like a forgotten faucet. Paris is closed, cars washed from the streets and the Louvre floats in a rippling lake. In Texas, horses swim across roads and soldiers are tipped from their truck into the...
There are so many things to do other than write. All writers know that’s true. I’ve been on a Pelee Island writing retreat for nine days with no other task before me but to write. Divine, dedicated, and delicious, this time has been a big chunk of heaven. Here, I...
From February 3 to 13, I was deeply immersed in the writing process with a group of very engaged and skilled writers. As with most of the retreats I organize, Sue Reynolds led the daily workshops. To warm us up on the first day of writing she asked us to simply write...
On October 28 a small grease fire in my kitchen created a major shift in my life. No one was hurt and the damage seemed minimal. But for several weeks I have been out of my house while all of my belongings, from underwear to serving dishes, from facecloths to framed...
For several years I’ve been participating in prompted writing workshops, and last year I became a certified writing workshop leader in the AWA (Amherst Writers and Artists) method of facilitation. I’ve written many pieces about the magic of this process;...
I’m thrilled to announce that I have just completed the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) Workshop Leader training, and am now a certified facilitator. Several years ago I took my first AWA based workshop with Sue Reynolds, and haven’t put my pen...
