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1. Let’s start with the easiest one – Ask yourself what you’re afraid to write about. Bingo. Write this for yourself – you don’t have to share it with other people unless you want to. 2. Trust the words that come out of you. Don’t make them “better.” If you hear the...

“What would people look like if we could see them as they are, soaked in honey, stung  and swollen, reckless, pinned against time?” – Poet, Ellen Bass, from the poem “If you knew.” I’ve been looking at people like that lately, especially when I’m peeved at them...

“You sound just like YOU!” gushed Jen as she walked into my house last weekend for our altered books workshop. I’d never met Jen in person before, but she’d recently been in my eCourse, Telling True Stories, and knew my voice from the weekly writing lessons that I...

In the spirit of author Amy Krouse Rosenthal's work, 16 inspiring and creative bloggers (including me!) set out to "Plant a Kiss" in the world on Sunday, April 29. We each did something we thought would spread a little extra joy, color, connection, poetry, or magic in...

Easter morning, planted on the couch with my husband and our faithful hound dog, Zander. There are three teenage girls sleeping upstairs. They could be there until noon. Gone are the days of colorful eggs hidden in our yard and Easter Baskets loaded with chocolate...

Monday, March 19 9:30am - 4:30pm Alameda, CA  Writers, Performers, Creatives! The March 18th day-long workshop with writer and actress Ann Randolph SOLD OUT in two days – all returning students who want to work with this amazing teacher again. I bring some pretty...

If you’re reading this post it means I’ve launched my new website and e-Course, Telling True Stories, and am hopefully squirreled away somewhere taking a wee breather so I can celebrate. That’s a little lie ...if you know me you know I don’t take wee breathers very...

5-weeks: October 15 - November 16  $135 One of the things I’ve come to realize over the years is that when we tell the truth to ourselves on paper, we align ourselves with a deeper, more unconscious truth inside of ourselves, and it transforms us. It’s just like when...