Category Archives: Writing
The Poetry Marathon Plan – 2016
This year I have a very different plan for The Poetry Marathon. Usually I challenge myself to write poems of a certain length, but this year I am having a different approach. This may go well, or it may go … Continue reading
Salmon, Raspberries, and Marathons (oh my!)
Last year I did a half Marathon for the first time during The Poetry Marathon. I was seven or eight months pragnent at the time, so the full marathon was not logistically possible. I found myself luxuriating in the opportunity … Continue reading
On Writing, Motherhood, and Balance
This essay (of sorts) is going to be flawed and incomplete. I am warning all readers of this in advance, so no one can complain at the end. I became a mother 9 months ago and because I am a … Continue reading
Poetry, Popularity, and Image
Ever since I realized poetry was a niche market, I have wanted to make it less of one. Of course I cannot change that on my own, but if I can do anything to make poetry a little more accessible … Continue reading
Writing Group
I have been a member of a variety of writing groups for the last ten years. I was a member of an university associated writing group with a semi open door policy, a ‘secret writing group’, groups with a strong … Continue reading
The History of Obsession
When I was eight years old, my parents went on vacation. I do not remember where they went, or how long they were gone, only that it was more then a weekend. My brother Max and I were left with … Continue reading
Places to Write: Bellingham (WA)
We moved from Brooklyn, NY, to Bellingham, WA, about six months ago. When we first arrived we worked and wrote largely from home, because our new apartment has an office, and is much nicer than the bug infested one bedroom … Continue reading
On Garlic Farming and Other Hobbies
I don’t usually talk about anything besides writing on this blog. This is not how I behave in real life, thankfully. Instead I spend my time discussing recipes, or my adorable nieces and awesome nephew, or hiking. . . I … Continue reading
Acceptance Can Be Dissapointing
When I first started submitting my work to journals, I already had a good idea of what to expect. I had previously been the poetry co-editor of Lumina, a literary journal. I had already sent out almost a thousand rejections. … Continue reading
Journals, 5 Year Diaries, and 750 Words
As a child I never kept journals. Whenever I did daily writing it was almost always of the creative variety. Journals were something I was given every year for Christmas and my birthday from various relatives and friends. I think … Continue reading