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Screen shot from the live, one-time-only, uniquely generated music video created by Arcade Fire when I inputed the address of my childhood home. The upper left box is the postcard I [...]

Continuing the conversation about forbidden words—which is really just a discussion of the ways in which our own rules can work against us—I wanted to share a few more “before” and “after” [...]

Anyone who has ever taken a class with me or worked with me through my mentorship program, Writer at Large, will laugh out loud about this post… I just met with my novelist friend for [...]

Flash stories are often called a work of art on a grain of sand.Here are some grains of sand viewed under a microscope (source). I’m pleased to announce that the next offering of my [...]

This time one year ago, I backpacked 93 miles around an active volcano. I came home with a wide grin and a bad case of plantar fasciaitis. The saving grace was acupuncture treatments and my [...]

by Rockwell Kent It’s no secret that Alaska is my greatest muse. Having visited in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014, and also having written nearly half of Flashes of War there during [...]

{source} I realize the irony of blogging about best practices for time away from the Internet and email, but just hear me out: Having spent 4 1/2 days off the grid in the Upper Peninsula, [...]

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve updated my Writer @ Large business services as I ready to head into another “writing season” with all of my delightful, hard-working [...]

Brad and I arrived safely at Interlochen Center for the Arts after a long, enjoyable two-day drive from North Carolina. Now that I’ve been coming here for five years, there’s no doubt [...]

My novelist friend from across the river has been away much of the summer. I was supposed to hand my novel over to her on July 10, but then this. Now this (deep focus). Last night, she came over [...]