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Heart Openers
My friend (and former student) Callie Feyen is teaching the writing portion of a writing-and-yoga class in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She shared with me the worksheets for the first class—Enter, Discover, Journey. The yoga teacher, she added, will be teaching poses … Continue reading
Posted in craft, prayer, teaching, writing
Tagged Callie Feyen, chest openers, conflict, confrontation, corpse pose, fictional conflict, Gaithersburg MD, heart-openers, heart-opening poses, Iyengar yoga, Lindsey Crittenden, Marine World, Pa Ingalls, savasana, supta baddha konasana, supta virasana, The View from Below, writing classes, yoga, Yukon
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Caveat Lector
Yesterday the carpet cleaners came. In our household, this means picking up the piles of books, laundry too dirty to put back in the drawer but not dirty enough for the laundry basket, and various not-yet-read magazines in order to … Continue reading
Posted in community, reading, teaching, writing
Tagged Alison Presley, Lev Grossman, Samuel Beckett, Writers@Work
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On Deadline
I’m on deadline. I’ve written that before, many times, for the most part about a self-imposed deadline. Even this blog, which I try to keep posting to every-other-Friday, is a voluntary act. As much as I hope that some of … Continue reading
Only Connect
I’m in a scattershot mood this morning, so today’s post will be rather scattershot. First, I’d like to give a shout-out to three colleagues with recently published books: Lana Dalberg, BIRTHING GOD Judith Newton, TASTING HOME Monica Wesolowska, HOLDING SILVAN … Continue reading
Posted in community, craft, faith, reading, teaching, writing
Tagged Birthing God, cell phone, cell phones, checking email, depression, email, Holding Silvan, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, Judith Newton, Lana Dalberg, Lindsey Crittenden, Monica Wesolowska, smart phones, Stinson Beach, Tasting Home, teacher/student connection, The Water Will Hold You
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Excitement, please
It’s that time of year for making resolutions or—as some prefer—setting intentions. Don’t worry. I’m not leading into a list of what I hope to achieve in 2013, at least not in terms of pages written, pieces published, books read, … Continue reading
Posted in agents, craft, reading, spirituality, teaching, writing
Tagged "Roman Fever, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Constance Hale, costume parties, costumes, enthusiasm, grammar, Halloween, Joan Didion, Lindsey Crittenden, New Year's resolutions, passion, Phuc Tran, schoolyard humiliation, subjunctive, TED talk, verb tense, Vex Hex Smash Smooch, writing
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It’s Only A Dream
When I was in third grade, my class took a field trip to Kirby Cove, a small rocky beach just west of the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge. To get there, we had to walk—or in my case, … Continue reading
Finding Time
My computer has iCal. I’ve carried around a pink-leather Filofax for ten years. The iCal shows more detail and goes farther into the future, but I can’t give up the physical object. Not only do I love the cheerful pink, … Continue reading
