
Trouble Finding Your Voice? Try Memoir
I used to have a lot of questions, like “When should I add in detail, and how much detail is … Continue reading Trouble Finding Your Voice? Try Memoir
I used to have a lot of questions, like “When should I add in detail, and how much detail is … Continue reading Trouble Finding Your Voice? Try Memoir
My father, like most fathers of daughters, had no sense of fairness. On camping trips, he assigned my mother and … Continue reading The Healing Grace of Friendship
We all have boundaries. But some of us are ashamed of those boundaries or afraid to assert them because we … Continue reading The Friends Who Can’t Be Bothered to Engage with the World
I should be ashamed of myself. When I do something I shouldn’t–skip a workout, criticize someone in anger, or stay … Continue reading Guilt Is Just Laziness
I never understood before. As a writer, I’ve always been comfortable with drafting and revising and getting shit down on … Continue reading Perfectionism, The God of Destruction
Caffeine is glorious. I used to gobble roasted coffee beans like candy and bask in the aroma of supermarket coffee aisles. … Continue reading M.C.’s Top Picks for Caffeine-Free Kicks in Seattle
It isn’t you. But it’s not me, either. You saw the way I stiffened when you sat down, didn’t you? … Continue reading To the Man on the Bus Beside Me
“They just don’t get it.” Two of my co-workers were commiserating about their teenagers again. “Right,” the other one replied. … Continue reading Is It Wisdom, or Is It Perspective?
Last night at Elliott Bay Book Company, author Val Brelinski read from her debut novel, The Girl Who Slept with … Continue reading The Abuser in All of Us
So you’ve got a scene that just isn’t working. You tinker and hammer and outline and cluster, but it’s still … Continue reading The Power of Patience