September 21, 2005             Steven saunters into class seconds before the bell rings; his pen behind his ear; his book and binder tucked casually under his arm. As the bell sounds for 8th period to start, he thumps into his seat slamming his book on the desk and throwing his hands in the air. “NOT LATE!” he yells as loudly… View Post

Our group of women writers and readers have bid adieu to Kristin and hello to L.M. Montgomery’s Emily. This year, we will read and write about Montgomery’s Emily trilogy: Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs, and, Emily’s Quest. I’ve not read these books (and I’ve only read the first Anne of Green Gables, and not as a child, but as… View Post

Those of us at Coffee+Crumbs moved our monthly newsletter to Substack for many reasons, one of them being our resistance to the Devil that is the social media algorithm, and the havoc it’s reeking on our writing souls. Another reason has to do with making the decision to not be a part of cultivating and endorsing the short attention span…. View Post

My friend and colleague Megan Willome writes a delightful series on Substack called Poetry For Life, where, each week she presents a poem, walks us through that poem, and offers us exercises to reflect and write if we wish to. A couple of weeks ago, she wrote about Sally Fisher’s, “Here in the Psalm,” a take on Psalm 23 (a… View Post

First, a huge thank you to my friend and writing colleague Ashlee Gadd who interviewed me for her “Real Moms Creating In The Margins” series. I am thrilled to be a part of this, but more than that, I am thrilled to be a part of the work she is doing. She shares part of the note I wrote to… View Post