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As soon as I got up there, all my nervousness dissipated. What a relief! I felt comfortable at the podium—imagine that! Now all I have to do is get better at not bringing on fits of anxiousness [...]

Of course, my third visit comes from Leon Hammerhead, who calls me up and takes me out to drinks at the Hofbrau just down the road. He knows all the servers and is surprised to see that I do too. [...]

My second mentor comes to me in the best possible way: Monday afternoon, my day off, a phone call and invitation to go find the Sleeping Bear of Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. This from poet goddess [...]

At the last moment, a triumverate of advisors come to my rescue. Over the next few days, I’ll write about the 3 writing gods and goddesses who chimed their sage advice in my ears before my public [...]

Public Reading on Thursday, April 29th at 7:30 p.m. The Writing House, Interlochen Arts Academy    Katey Schultz will read from Ways of Light, her in-progress collection of short [...]

[One-thousand thank you’s to the inventors of the pharmacy-grade mold-your-own night guards for those of us who grind our teeth. I woke up this morning for the first time in a week without a [...]

Sorry I’ve been MIA. I’ve had a jaw problem all week that’s lead to a severe headache problem that’s lead to 3 nights of very little sleep. Hoping to collect myself soon [...]

I have a name. It came to me last week while I was on the treadmill, mile six, somewhere between Lyle Lovett and R.E.M. Sharing a name for your first collection of short stories is like being [...]

[A lockdown drill in a Missouri high school. Image courtesy Google Images.] The school has notified all faculty that during the next two weeks, a random Lockdown Drill will be conducted. Local [...]

Planning four months in advance of my trip to Alaska might seem a bit, well, eager. But when you consider I have to find a place to store my car and my belongings, purchase a whopping plane [...]