I’m happy to make a resolution or goal any time of year, but even though New Year’s is a completely arbitrary date, it does close out the holiday season, and that makes it a perfect time to recommit to priorities. So even though I’m calling these “resolutions,” they’re really just a to-do list for the […]
short story
Writers Read Performance
On Sunday, I was given the opportunity to perform my writing aloud for Writers Read at The Cell theater in New York City. It was a fantastic experience. Reading my work aloud felt both new and not-new; while I’ve never read my writing for a paying audience (and live Facebook/podcast viewers), I’ve had practice reading for […]
How I Feed My Creativity
This post is inspired by the DIY MFA book, hitting bookshelves this summer! I’m a member of the Street Team helping to promote the book, and Gabriela Pereira (DIY MFA instigator) has been sending us all emails with blog post prompts for the last several weeks. I answered the first prompt with my post Why […]
My Character Changed Course: Rose and Her Father
I’ve been working on a short story inspired by one of the old Life magazines I picked up at an antique mart earlier this month. It’s about a girl named Rose starting a new school in the early 1950s, just after her father was killed in Korea and her mother was forced to join the […]
February “What I’m Into:” Vermont Edition
This month, I’m into… (The “I went to Vermont” edition.) Independent bookstores. A couple of months back, I wrote a post on why I didn’t used to buy books, but now do. Don’t get me wrong; I still make great use of my local library as well as its digital-download system. But I became more […]
Re-Post: Dustpans and Broomsticks
Note from Leanne: This is the second part of the Wallaby Family Christmas story collection. (I’m not sure when the third part will show up, but I’ll write it down when it does. Bad writer joke.) It’s the sequel to Sugar and Spice, last week’s post. This is my last post before I take a […]