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  • Takeaways from a Great Author

    Takeaways from a Great Author

    I went to a presentation by Michael Perry at the Lakefly Writers Conference.  Entertaining as always.  And informative: Here are my takaways (as written in my notes app). The only power a writer has over a reader is trust You have to make sure you have no false notes – mistakes that pull the reader…

  • Teach Men

    Teach Men

    It’s like that meme, don’t teach girls how to defend themselves, teach men to keep their hands to their selves.  How do we do that?

  • Purge Your Mind with Poetry

    Purge Your Mind with Poetry

    A poem is a way to explain yourself. To decide how you want your story told. The more intimate you make it, the more you bare your soul. Which is cathartic.  The surprising thing though is that the more you edit and make it more intimate, the more you get make a mystery of the…

  • Poetry Keeps Track

    Poetry Keeps Track

    We need people to write down their histories. We need to read it like poetry.