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Yesterday I hiked the shore of Green Lake as far as I could (without trespassing) in search of the mysterious “singing ice cones.” There is a phenomenon here in the North Country that occurs [...]

Nesting in a new place always involves special attention to my writing desk. Here in Cabin L2 at Interlochen, my desk sits midway between the “living room” and the “dining room,” which are, in [...]

Writing: Current # of submissions out there: 16 Current # of residency apps out there: 8 Current # of creative pieces forthcoming: 3 Current # of lit editing-related works forthcoming: 3 Mind: [...]

The magic here is captured in moments like this: A faux spring day in lower northwest Michigan, but still—the sun is shining, layers have been shed, and the students are beside themselves with [...]

I had it in mind to wait another week or so before posting an announcement about my website updates on this blog. Google has finally converted my pages from Page Creator to Google Sites—which is [...]

Three days of 40-degree weather and clear skies and the campus is a cacophony of melting snow. Rivulets of snow-drops fall in tiny rows from the roofline of my every building, their pitter-patter [...]

Good news, folks: Today I received a phone call from the Executive Director of the Jentel Artist Residency program. I have been accepted as one of 6 residents (2 writers, 4 visual artists) for [...]

The students gave teachers some kickback this week and they’re right on schedule. They’re sick of winter, sick of the indoors, and their restlessness comes out in myriad unwise ways. It’s been [...]

I went back to Black Warrior for two reasons: First, Master seemed sincerely grounded in principle despite the behavior of his students and second, I wanted to see a Kung Fu class. It took less [...]

All names have been changed because some of what I have to say isn’t very nice. It’s difficult to explain my first experience at Black Warrior dojo in Traverse City last Monday night. As if [...]