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Month: August 2015

Trouble Finding Your Voice? Try Memoir
Creativity, Writing

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

The Healing Grace of Friendship
Healing, Memoir

The Healing Grace of Friendship

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

The Friends Who Can’t Be Bothered to Engage with the World
Psychology, Relationships

The Friends Who Can’t Be Bothered to Engage with the World

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

Guilt Is Just Laziness
Healing, Memoir

Guilt Is Just Laziness

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

Perfectionism, The God of Destruction
Art, Creativity

Perfectionism, The God of Destruction

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

M.C.’s Top Picks for Caffeine-Free Kicks in Seattle
Food, Seattle

M.C.’s Top Picks for Caffeine-Free Kicks in Seattle

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

To the Man on the Bus Beside Me
Healing

To the Man on the Bus Beside Me

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

Is It Wisdom, or Is It Perspective?
Musings

Is It Wisdom, or Is It Perspective?

“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?

The Abuser in All of Us
Healing, Memoir

The Abuser in All of Us

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

The Power of Patience
Creativity

The Power of Patience

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

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