Self-imposed deadlines can be tricky. Too lax, and you’ll wind up with Writer Who Doesn’t Write Syndrome. Too strict, and…
Category: Alicia Bessette
From year to year, my resolutions don’t seem to change much. In general, they’re a collective vow to take advantage…
In the opening scene of SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH, my narrator Zell finds a gift intended for her in a very…
I recently emailed my editor the SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH dedication, but I won’t reveal it here and now, eight months…
I tell aspiring novelists, “If you need inspiration, interview somebody who’s willing and, ideally, a little offbeat.” Along those lines,…
My first job out of college, I was the publications assistant (or, as a coworker joked, the “pub ass”) at…
I was twenty-five and in my very first yoga class when I first heard the expression, “an attitude of gratitude.”…
Librarians are gatekeepers of books and words. My fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Moran, played a similar role. Every school day after…
In 2004 I attended a yoga workshop led by Megan McDonough, who was promoting her book, Infinity In A Box.…
About ten years ago, I predicted I’d never walk into a diner and see patrons pulled up to the counter,…