We need to stand up for ourselves.
Fight Back
Category: writing
Emergencies Provide Opportunities to Reflect
This period of cancelled events and travel are a gift of time and self-reflection.
Book Review: Pen on Fire
Book Review: Pen and Ink by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett “Think about what you wish for and imagine how you’d like your life to be in six months, a year, five years from now…Now set your timer for fifteen minutes and write down your ideal scenario…If you can’t see yourself as a writer, how will you ever… Continue reading Book Review: Pen on Fire
Thinking of You
The importance of letter-writing.
Weapon or Gift: Wielding Words
A brief reminder of our power
Relish Every Word Quote
Relish every word.Be simple, but go deep.Take risks.Seek beauty.Find the right pitch.Constance Hale in her book Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose Photo by Antonina Bukowska on Unsplash
The Ticonderoga Tango: Ode to My Writing Tools
Give me paper and pencil, or give me death.
Simple Tools
Lined paper and a #2 Ticonderoga pencil, sometimes a ballpoint pen, are all I need to get my story moving or a post about parenting mighty girls started. Today’s ancient college lined paper (ten years old?!) calls for a pen, despite introducing three different pencils. You are witness to my pencils’ rebellion, or, the right… Continue reading Simple Tools
Capturing Butterflies with Words: the Magic of Writing
Writing brings order our of ideas, emotions, and dreams.
Quote on Ideas and Truth
The value of your ideas does not rely on your identity.Douglas Murray, author of The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity, as heard on Things You Should Ngo podcast, September 19, 2019 episode Image by Annie Spratt on Unsplash.
Thought Ripples by Wendi 