Thirty Poems

Thirty Poems

Have you given yourself or taken on any thirty-day challenges? What came of the challenge? What did you learn about yourself?

AI and Authenticity

AI and Authenticity

I write every day. And here’s why without AI: I write for myself. I write to find myself, to figure out what I think, to understand who I am and how I fit in this world. Only I have access to my writer’s heart, my inner Google app. No AI can help me do that work.

Pen Shadow

Pen Shadow

I become giddy when I see my pen shadow, and this often shows up in my morning list of gratitudes.

A Writer Is an Emotional Trollop

A Writer Is an Emotional Trollop

I don’t identify as an inventor. I don’t invent the stories. I would argue that I’m an adventurer who sets out to find them.

Grief for the Untold Story

Grief for the Untold Story

The grief of the untold story haunts the heart. Find your words and write them now, in cards and letters, journals and drop-dead boxes. The stories—the writing and the sharing—have healing power.