This is an article written by my friend and mentor, Sue Reynolds, about the rich benefits of writing together over time. It was written for Lifestyle Magazine for our Radical Restoration writing and yoga retreat in Italy this coming April. It speaks for itself: A...
Warning: this blog post is a bit of a ramble. It’s been a while since I posted, so many of the notions bouncing around in my head have found their place here, however tangentially connected. There are times when I literally ache for a stretch of days in which to...
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...
At Sanctuary, that precious day of writing with other writers, we were given pieces of paper with words and phrases, and instructed to use them just as they were and fashion them into a dialogue. The words and phrases I received were: “I’m feeling...
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...
Sometimes an extremely dumb act can lead to profound breakthroughs in perception and awareness. Sometimes, you just chuck the goulash in the toilet and end up with a four-hundred dollar bill to Drain Rescue. And a long hard think about the value of home-owning. The...
