Sitemap - 2023 - Words Shape Lives

If You Can Make It--

Last Round, New Date

Sunday, and that means...Let's talk about essays!

Hope to See Some of you Over on Zoooooom!

On Being in Agreement

Let's Talk About Personal Essays

About Those Essays--

Let's Talk About the Essays...

The Schedule (Essentially)

Hey--That Was Amazing...! :)

Today, We're Going to Talk About the Essays......

Three Questions We Can Always Ask

A Serious Solo Show

Somebody Else's Blackboard

Because Sometimes Writing Looks Like Reading

Whoo-Hooo!

In The Midst of Art School

An Evolving Idea...

Ambleside.

Even if You're Not in Portland--

If You're in Portland--

A Poem--

If You're in Portland...

A Few Words From Our Father's Typewriter....

Writing Goals?

About Dogs...in Life & Novels

Steamed Hams, Still...Steamin'...?

Always Enchanted By...

If You're in Portland--

POV

New Things: If You're in Portland--

Join Me?

A Moment with Martin Amis

Following Up--

Short Work That Leads to Longer Work...

It's Time for a Craft Seminar, Sunday Mornings--

Wear My Dress! :)

What's in the Truck?

Seared Ahi, Sake & Poetry

Thank You!

For Those Of You Who Like...

A Few Words About this Cover...

Love Your Objects

Are You Looking for a Smaller Writing Workshop? (In Portland.)

The Salton Sea, the Writers, the Beauty.

Checking In, Heading Out...

A Lovely Instagram...

Good to See You!

Ladies...and... Gentlemen? (Who came up with that ol' standard?) Aka...who is out there, on the other side of the dark void that is made by stage lighting, or by the distance of the page ...and...

Not For the Faint of Heart! :)

Quick Reminder: Pdx, See you Wednesday--

Audience Inspires Voice, and So Much More....

Come Closer.

Wine and Words

To Find Your Writing "Voice," Find Your Internal (and External) Audience

On the Question of Change--

Gratitude Shout-Out...and Writers to Watch!

One Book, Some Thoughts.

Back to the Question of Stories...

If You're in Portland.....

Speaking of Short Stories--

Bombay Beach Lit Fest!

To Keep Writing--

On Writing and Staying...Present.

Tell Me--What Are You Reading?

Considering Audience--

If You're in Portland: Next Writers' Mixer/Social--

Happy Valentines, Me to You.

Thank You! To Everyone Who Made it to the Mixer!

Walk Your Hometown as a Tourist

In case you're interested....

I Have Room For One More Manuscript Consultation--

"Sea Animals," as Read by Tom Spanbauer.

Did You Write to Me...?

If You're in Portland: Mixer Invite

Considering POV

Absolute Beginners

A Cool Book, a Good Cause...

Short Story Sundays

Why Take a Class, Why Join a Workshop?