(On Memory, Story, and Art. For Brendon) This is not a blog about my brother, who died suddenly last month at the age of fifty-one. Grief is still doing that… Read More
This is not a blog about my brother…
Genre: Literary
The Oral Florist
A week or so back, I had the pleasure of participating in an “afternoon tea” with three brilliant artists whose work you should know. Writer and editor Rita Bullwinkel brought… Read More
Influences pt. 2
It’s been hard for me to feel inspired since my uncle died. I’ve been doing the things I’m supposed to do at work, at home, and with friends, but every… Read More
Seven of Wands
Blog 22 I draw a tarot card each morning. Sometimes, they don’t feel especially poignant, but sometimes they are right on the nose. This morning, I drew the Seven of… Read More
Poetry at the Playground
Blog #22 Poetry has special healing powers, and it comforts and connects us. Sometimes poetry slips through the door of our skin when we need it the most, and saves… Read More
The Rookery
. . Hello Rookery Community, We’re happy to share the second issue of our quarterly creative writing feature, The Rookery. This issue features a short story by Tenea D. Johnson… Read More
On Ingenuity
With some caveats (see one below), research concludes that grit is a strong predictor of success.1 If you can dust yourself off and get back up after a fall or… Read More
Two events with authors of Florida books
A few weeks ago, I posted about two events I was looking forward to hosting: the first with Ellen McGarrahan, author of the memoir Two Truths and a Lie, for… Read More
Some things I’ve been reading
This week has been exhausting, and I haven’t done much in the way of my personal writing. I’m finishing up my semester at the University of Tampa, and this was… Read More
Project Finished
Blog 21 Last week, I finished final edits on my novel, The Harvest. When I started the Emerging Artist program, my goal was to finalize a novel that I could… Read More
