New York Times "Lives" Column
On my side of the Rockies: (looking east) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25lives-t.html?hpw This is a dream come true for me. I’ve been dreaming about getting in the back page of the NYT...
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I was speaking recently to a well-known writer about success. “It’s all about the work,” she said. She then proceeded to list all her accomplishments. Short of a Naional Book Award or a Pulitzer, she’d...
View ArticleGratitude on Ice: A Montana Lesson (ode to a crampon)
I’m going to bullet-point the last hour of my life, just for shits and giggles. Mostly the former. • 10:00 Depart house to drive teenaged daughter to bus for state-wide speaking competition. Discuss...
View ArticleTina Fey: A Prayer for her Daughter
This bit of writing brilliance by Tina Fey had me laughing and crying at the same time. I think that’s the definition, in fact, of what writers want to achieve on the page. May you, then, laugh cry....
View ArticleBreaking Point: #3
I am hosting an end-of-winter series featuring stories from the trenches of pain. My hope is that in sharing these breaking points, we will feel less alone. Thank you all for your bravery. You are...
View ArticleBreaking Point: #4
I am hosting an end-of-winter series featuring stories from the trenches of pain. My hope is that in sharing these breaking points, we will feel less alone. Thank you all for your bravery. You are...
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