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5 Jun 2022 • 2 min read

Writing strategies for perfectionism

Writing against the (Platonic) form.

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1 May 2022 • 2 min read

Writing friendships and saying yes

My best writing friends have come out of situations when I’ve just said yes.

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3 Apr 2022 • 1 min read

A few different paths with the MFA

And one path nearly without it.

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6 Mar 2022 • 1 min read

Tidying up the limiting beliefs

The magical art of insomnia.

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6 Feb 2022 • 1 min read

Limitations of the phantom “we”

The crowd can grow as far as your dreams make them. And not just your dreams, but your nightmares too.

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