Writing Life

Chalk It Up to Life: Roxanne Gay, Chalkfest, and Unretirement

70 Ways to Leave Your 60s: Loft Literary Center's 50th Anniversary with Roxanne Gay, Maple Grove’s 9th Annual Chalkfest, the largest in Midwest, and…

Jun 24 •

Repaying a Karmic Debt

My memoir falls into place after writing this piece for Holly Starley's Ask and Give series

Apr 6 •

Who Knew a Throw Away Comment at a Writing Conference Would Begin My Six Year Memoir Journey

Yesterday I returned from a 4-day solo writing retreat in Mount Lemon, Arizona, located in the Catalina Mountains near Tucson. It's been 6 years since I…

Feb 23 •

Super Bowl Smack Talk

A conversation between Detroit’s Old English D and the Kansas City Chief’s Arrowhead logo about the playoffs and Super Bowl 2024

Feb 10 •

Life is Short & Time is Ticking

There have been many seasons of my soul. Now, I’m in the last third of my life. Everyone has a story…this is mine. I grew up in the wind-swept state of…

Jan 29 •

Snowbirds and Grandkids: Grandlove Knows No Distance

Being a grandparent is like having a second chance at parenthood, but this time, you're allowed to spoil them rotten. When my cousins started having…

Jan 21 •

Solitude in Snow: A Solo Yurt Winter Writing Retreat

How a solo retreat got my writing back on track and 10 things you need when spending a digital detox weekend with no running water and a vault toilet.

Jan 15 •

Happy New Year from a Late Blooming Writer

We buried a time capsule on New Year's Day, 2000...the changes and touchstone 24 years later

Jan 2 •

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