Don’t think about making art. Just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they…
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When I was a reporter, the best and worst part of my workday resided next to each other. The best…
I really want to write a rant to all the devastations of the day: the Kavanaugh vote in the Senate,…
Chronicles of an X-American (part 1) The best training is to read and write, no matter what — Grace…
This week’s theme: “balancing writing and work and life” has led me to write: an abridged autobiography, in books and…
The Twice-Born Book: I wrote my first book because I wanted to read it – Toni Morrison I’m a…
Origin Story: I am the sum of so many things and it is at once easy and difficult to place…
My emergence as a writer and a mother occurred nearly simultaneously—I was suddenly flooded with stories when I was pregnant…
There are a great many people to whom I owe a hefty debt of gratitude for the fact that…
My siblings will not be surprised to discover that I’m going to cheat in my list of five by…