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I’m at the dojo an hour early but that’s ok. Hanshi asked me to focus on kata for two weeks straight, working all the forms I know while I was in residency at VCCA. Tonight’s private lesson is to [...]

Here are some photos of my studio and the grounds, the fun and the folks. It’s basically been like living in a small apartment complex with 20 other artists in the middle of a lovely 12 acre [...]

I lost myself in writing a short story for four days and forgot to blog. Yes, I actually FORGOT. TO. BLOG. That’s a good thing. It really, really is. Although I regret I didn’t [...]

Well folks: It’s been another productive day here at VCCA. And tonight? A dance party in a visual artist’s studio. Freshly painted canvases on the wall, a playlist from the NEA genius, and all [...]

Two more submissions sent out. Finished a book, read more of another one. Started still another one. Wrote the bridge to a three-part lyric essay. Wrote some silly micro essays. Petted horses, [...]

Sent out 6 more submissions today. Read half a book. Started reading another literary journal. Went on two long walks. Got sunburned. Drank wine. Went trainspotting.

Last night I found my people…Songs, laughter, wine, whiskey. Tonight, someone’s organized a Salaon/Open Mic with 3 minutes per person. We’ll have a trombone player perform, an Afghani guitar [...]

More breaking news: 1. My first every short-short (fiction) has been accepted and will be published in Cold Flashes, an anthology about Alaska published by the University of Alaska press. Wow!2. [...]

News Flash: My name, along with one or two others, has been passed on to the VP of TopSecret school for a second interview. A decision about the 6-month Writer-in-Residence position for which I [...]

Dear God, There is something I need to tell you. But first, please forgive the fact that I have not addressed you since I was a child. (Exception: I frequently say your name in vain and have [...]