The Post-Inaugural Letdown Effect
The Republic stands, but I slump I didn’t give much thought to how I’d feel after the Inauguration I mean, how could I? There was just so much going on. Every single day since at least Halloween has been a…
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The Other Reason November is a Big Deal This Year
Reviving my imagination with NaNoWriMo In a year that doesn’t seem real, writing fiction is tough At least it has been for me, and I’m sure I’m not alone. Back in March when life was upended and we were all…
Smoke Gets In My Head
Fire season is melting my brain As a native Californian, wildfire season should be no surprise I’ve lived here for most of my life. I raised my kids in the foothills of Southern California, where flames licked the ridges of the…
In Which I Attempt Classical Japanese Poetry
Tanka a lot, August I am no poet, and I know it But I admire poetry a whole lot (though if I didn’t, I’d never admit it — what kind of person doesn’t like poetry?). Although I write all the time, it’s very…
The Road Trip to Inspiration
Is your well of creativity running dry? Get in the car In my experience, there is nothing that both relaxes and unleashes the imagination like settling in for a long car ride. Not a commute, not a schlepp to a…