Farewell Lady Blue
You know you’re committed to your career when you sell your vehicle in service of it. Reluctantly but rationally, when I decided to embark on “one year of writing residencies on the road,” I [...]
Day 9: VCCA
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 [...]
Exit Alaska (in body only), Enter Regional Rock Star Month
Wrangell Mountains Center, writer’s workshop, McCarthy, Alaska, August 2009 I believe that concludes the Alaska writing for the time being, though I confess I have a year-long Alaska-focused [...]
Weekend Warrior
It’s another slam-dunk weekend at Pizzart and we’re having a blast. Yes, there are anxious moments. Yes, we are understaffed. But yes, the community is supporting us and yes, the owner is [...]
Happy Friday
I woke up this morning after two consecutive nights of fantastic sleep and felt like a flip switched in my brain. Onward and upward, my morning mood seemed to say—and thank god for that! I [...]
Here Goes!
Tomorrow I have 15 minutes in front of a panel of 10 administrators from Western North Carolina arts councils to prove that I can walk into any public school in this region and teach virtually [...]
