Writing

That Little Beast

Words can fly like birds but when you try to catch them, they slither around like fish. Poems by Mary Oliver, David Whyte and a novice poet

Like Coming Home: Writing a Song

And when it's all done, it feels like such a miracle, like birthing a child. It's so hard to believe I had a major part in creating it.

Deep Calls to Deep

My 1st song in 30 years rises behind my eyes, begging to come out. I'm trying to sing the stars, thirsting to sing the stars.

It's About Us

Loosen, fingers, loosen your death grip on this very day. Open to the atmosphere of open, drink in large draughts of clear.

The Thing with Feathers

After all these years I'm still amazed when those minuscule seeds grow into plants hundreds of times bigger than their infant selves.

The Opus to Be Translated Is Yourself

All that I hoped to say in books, all that I ever hoped to say, is that I love the world. E. B. White

The Wit, Wisdom, Whimsicality and Wonderings of E.B. White

"He was the most charming man I’ve known, and he got that side of himself into his writing."

Very Well Right Where You Are

This is a bit odd, I thought...Of course, you can pick my experience to pieces logically if you want to. I'm choosing to take it as a gift.

That's How the Light Gets In: The Artist as Struggling Hero

In the artist's journey these inner fears often *are* the Threshold Guardians: I'm not a good enough. This is stupid. Nobody will like it.

Trees Might Bloom: On Writing

There are lots of things to be afraid of as a writer--being exposed, ignored, ridiculed. But there’s also elation, even wonder, as I write.