January and February I focused a lot on reading and settling. March I focused on generating new material. April will be a month for revision and rehearsal, as my public reading at Interlochen [...]
Cheek Teeth 1.1, the online newsletter of TRACHODON literary magazine, has published its first issue, featuring WRITING ADVICE (from me!), an author interview, and notes from the [...]
Once is not enough. A few days later, I find myself back at the dunes. This time, friends from Wisconsin are visiting and they’re avid birders. The list of birds we saw on a 3-mile hike includes: [...]
The eastern shore of Lake Michigan has the most extensive system of freshwater dunes in the world. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is part of the National Park System and hosts more than 1 [...]
The short version is this: 4 rejections in 1 week. Waitlisted at Anderson Center. No from Ox-Bow for the summer fellowships (but still under consideration for fall). No from Webb School (but a [...]
A friend of mine is conducting research on artist’s processes. I don’t reflect on my own writing process too often, so I enjoyed the opportunity to do so. Maybe others out there will feel [...]
This is entirely out of context, but I’m going to post it anyway because I’m having a hard time writing nonfiction about something that I’m currently trying to write in fiction. Also, I just want [...]
Today I went to a US Army recruitment office to conduct a little research for a short story I’m writing. What an experience (to say the least)! I’ll post more about it in a day or [...]
Not much to report by way of reflection for week 9 in this writer’s life “in residence.” I made it through filing 3rd quarter grades with much less struggle than one might have anticipated. This, [...]
