A 5 Minute Writing Story

Listen to this post, read aloud by Eve I’ve been wanting to write a book most of my life, but I haven’t known what to write about. And while I’ve been waiting and wondering, I’ve written courses about writing and taught them, from kindergarten through college.  My students’ ages have varied, but the theme for…

Where You Can Find Steadiness for All Your Madness

Like a gift you didn't expect, like a smile from a grumpy grandboy after a nap, like a taste of chocolate in trail mix. When it comes to March, each fair day feels like this. I love the drama of March weather–sometimes winter, sometimes spring. It can be wild rain and wind, tornadoes and school…

What Happened in Chautauqua

I hadn't really wanted to get up when the alarm went off, but I did because she'd asked me to come.  This was the daughter who'd recently begun to like me again, and I wasn't going to miss it. Josie Love was in art school for the summer and had invited me for her mid-summer…