Occasional Reflections

August 29, 2022

I wonder if there are other old writers out there Who some days want to stop. Although there is still joy and giving in the effort. Maybe they feel their words are like a soundless bell. That no one likes to hear that we are all one, for example, Or that a life of conscious […]

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The Real Journal

February 18, 2022

Although months go by without writing on this website journal, I do write every morning in a journal. These entries are more personal and private than what I post here. I wanted to share one of these with you. Here’s one I wrote this morning. My editor tells me that the publication date for my […]

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For the Fun of It

September 1, 2021

I had just given a talk to an MFA class when a young woman stood up and asked: How can I make writing fun again? There was a desperate tone in her voice, and I could tell she was struggling with the possibility that maybe the writing life was not for her. Not because she […]

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