A short while ago I was invited to a virtual writing workshop with Amherst Artists and Writers (AWA) Executive Director, Maureen Buchanan Jones. It was a wonderful experience writing with people from Paris, Seattle, Toronto, Amherst, Victoria all in the same virtual...
A perfect time to Write… Now. ~ with Deepam Launching the writing process for writers at all levels of experience and expertise. What you’ll experience: Prompts to launch fiction, memoir, essay & poetry The opportunity to share selections of your...
There is ongoing dialogue regarding the relative efficacy of academic versus more experiential approaches to developing the creative process. And I would like to go on record as one who is bursting with gratitude for alternative methods of learning. I learned...
Every two to four weeks I sit with Sue Reynolds in her home with a group of other writers to write for an entire day . These days are aptly called “Sanctuary”. I’m reasonable well-disciplined at home, but in this setting I catch fire, so I am...
Ever since il Fornello first opened its doors on Bloor Street at Bathurst in Toronto I have loved it. I have loved its wood-fired ovens that produce a pizza crust to bring tears to the most calloused palate. I have loved its decor and music, its wine and aqua...
