Category: Musings
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Forgiveness, Anxieties, and the Definition of “Enough”…
“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.” –Anne Lamott I recently saw and interview with Anne Lamott wherein she shared her myriad idiosyncracies, neuroses and anxieties. While she shared many things throughout her hour-long conversation with her host, Dean Nelson, the thread that stuck with me at the end was…
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Deadlines, Hands-On Parenting and Peace of Mind…
The last few weeks have been amazingly busy, torridly scattered. With the academic year winding down for all three of our children I have had to put my writing on hold and do a lot of hands-on parenting. I often wonder what writers/authors working on deadlines with publishing contracts, which appear forever to be tightening,…
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The Writer as Shaman, Ruth Schwartz, and Dank Smelly Snippets…
I spoke with a soul doctor today. No, not a priest or minister, although they attend the soul too, but rather a psychotherapist who specifically works with authors and poets. This psychotherapist is also a writer. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a B. A. in Women’s Studies. Yet what actually drew me…
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Manuscripts, Editing, and the Chaos of Writing…
Last week was an absolute blur. It was crazy. My middle child, a junior in high school, was approaching taking her SAT for the first time. Two semester term papers, each between 12 and 15 pages lay in wait to be edited. As a writer I had to assist in my child in this process.…
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Protected: Time, Hope and Where Our Hearts Dwell…
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