Painting, a New Passion
Writing has always been the primary passion in my life, the thing I love most to do and identify with. …
Tag Archives: writing
Hot Hills in Summer Heat, Revised
“I watch them every summer, the hot hills crouched like a lion beside the road, tawny skin pulled taut across …
Major Life Changes – Writing with Toddlers (or not)
Funny how life plays these little tricks on you. When my own children were toddlers, I put my writing aspirations …
Good Prose and Good Science — Quibbling with the Masters
At first Steven Pinker was my new hero. Within the first few pages of reading his widely acclaimed “The Sense …
Blogging A Trail of Bread Crumbs – 2014 Recap
Blog posts are like a trail of bread crumbs leading you back through a misty past. They tell you where …
The Light-Craving Stories of George Saunders
What is it that I love about the wildly weird, dark and dorky stories of George Saunders? Ever since reading …
Getting Serious about Our Life’s Work
I read Steven Pressfield’s book “The War of Art” not long ago and followed up with its sequel “Turning Pro: Tap …
More on “The Writing Life” with Annie Dillard
One of the things I love about Annie Dillard’s book “The Writing Life” is how it addresses both the drudgery and …
Dialogue with Annie Dillard on “The Writing Life”
I read Annie Dillard’s book “The Writing Life” years ago and reread it recently. It was a huge inspiration to …
The Slant of Afternoon, Playing with Light
A notebook full of poetry I had worked on for years has disappeared. Vanished. Many of the poems I never …
