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Birth and rebirth
A friend of mine who is forty-something recently had a baby. This is the third child she has welcomed into her life; the other two are school-aged. I met her for coffee recently, and had the chance to hug her sweet new baby and marvel at how calm and relaxed the new mama was. My…
It’s not easy being an artist
It may not look like it, but drawing these cartoons requires a great deal of practice!
Travels with Jessica
More Travels with Jessica! In which Jessica demonstrates she is always right. ### Dojo Wisdom for Writers, second edition, now available! Catch a Falling Star (by Jessica Starre) and The Matchmaker Meets Her Match (by Jenny Jacobs), two of my favorite novels. And don’t forget classes for writers—and more on writing at BeYourOwnBookDoctor.com
Postcards from summer
It is turning colder here, and we’ve already had our first fire and roasted s’mores. I am thinking of my summer vacation, which was, to say the least, a curious one. But time smooths out the weird parts and I get to keep the good stuff.
Week 5. Guard your ears
When I first began training in the martial arts, I had to learn to trust my teachers–when they said I could do something I didn’t think I could do, I had to try. Then I would discover that I could do the thing. As I became more accomplished in the martial arts, I realized that…
What makes us stay?
The other day, I made the mistake of saying the word “anywho” to a friend who is a lifelong New Yorker. If you’ve never heard this word, it means you’re not a midwesterner, and I can’t explain it. Anyway, my friend suggested that I should probably avoid such provincialisms in the future or else people…