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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
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.
In the past two years, I’ve moved, worked through personal issues, my teenagers changed sports, and we adopted a dog. My weekly mileage plunged from high 40s to 10. Yes, 10 measly miles, and that’s an up week. Our new neighborhood is flatter, 25-30 minutes farther from my run group who I haven’t seen in… Continue reading My Fat Pants Don’t Fit; Am I Still a Runner?
Very short books to help you write speeches.
Write something you think is real and authentic and beautiful and compelling. -Kwame Alexander, 2015 Newbery Award winner for The Crossover Image by Annie Spratt at Unsplash.
Aloha! 2019 is flying by, even my kids noticed. I have been chauffeuring them, wrestling with the internet, researching stories to present from a parent's perspective, and writing, writing, and rewriting. I am inspired by my current read Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction by Sondra Perl and Mimi Schwartz to ask:… Continue reading Seeking Writing Style Critiques
"If you just keep turning up and creating stuff in the world you will create a career..."
Tools for harnessing thoughts, not made in China.
Kids blogging, part 2
Neil Gaiman’s interview on The Tim Ferriss Show is a rare gift.
Thought Ripples by Wendi 