I first met Lisa when I took a job as the Program Director at All That Matters Yoga Center in Wakefield, RI. When things came up that I didn’t understand or I needed help with, everyone on staff would typically say, “Ask Lisa.” I quickly found out that…
It’s been a while… lots of new things in my personal and writing life to tell you about, but today I’m just popping in to celebrate National Poetry Month before April turns into May!…
My amazing editor and I had a meeting today with one of the writers in my WRITE HERE WRITE NOW group. We talked for an hour about her intentions and goals for the next 3 months, the book project she is putting front and center, and how incredibly healing the writing process has been.
This woman…
In Geena Davis’ new memoir, “Dying of Politeness,” she describes being raised in New England by a mother who was so polite, she almost allowed…
Remember when the days/weeks/months of 2020 felt like Groundhog Day?!
I used to call it the Coronacoaster. One minute I was feeling ok.. the next…
Last night I read an entire book in 2 hours.
Wolfpack, by Abby Wambach.
OK- truth be told- it’s a super small book (in size and
I set out today to wish you a Happy New Year, but apparently I’m too late. The statute of limitations on wishing someone a Happy New Year is January 7th (according to Larry David.)…
This week in my Write Here Write Now group, I offered the prompt: If time were infinite, I would…
I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, the concept of time. The time we have here on this planet. The time we take to be with others, and with ourselves…
We sit with ourselves, our emotions, our inner critic, and we try like hell to tell our stories in a meaningful way. We often have trouble getting started, or keeping up the pace, and too often, we simply give up on our enthusiasm and determination trickles away.
Does this sound familiar?…
Shortly after the coronavirus lockdown in March of 2020, I started an online writing group called “Corona Chronicles” and invited anyone who wanted to join to write with me. The idea was that every day I would provide a writing prompt, and we would share our stories in a private Facebook group. One of the first women…