Sycamore Gap
A Poem Some poems ambush us like the news. That’s how I felt a year ago after hearing that a […]
Category: Writing
Reading Soul
What Our Long-ago Loves Can Show Us Dear Fellow Dreamer, Recently I was listening to the Write-minded podcast and an interview with […]
Inviting the Mysterious & Embracing the Fantastic
The Second of Two Letters on Growing a Dream Have you ever experienced a series of “meaningful coincidences”? In this […]
Your Journal as a Catalyst for Wonder
The First of Two Letters on Growing a Dream Do you keep a journal? If not, I encourage you to […]
All We Share
What gives you hope? No doubt, in many ways, these are mad times. And while I remind myself daily that […]
Pause for a Poem: On the Beach with My Daughter
We are collectors on the beach. We walk with our heads bowed to small stones and debris in step our […]
Daphne du Maurier: Magic & the Shaping of a Writer
In the summer of 1976, by childhood’s magic train, I went from reading L.M. Montgomery’s Anne books to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. An old red copy at the cottage called me to pick it up, and when I opened it, the spell took hold…
Trust Your Inner Child to Lead You: A Poem on Going Back to Go Forward
I was reminded of this poem while planning my next post. It’s on navigating your personal history stories along the path to living a braver and more authentic and fulfilling experience. Trust your inner child to lead you, and in doing so, you will discover a vital way forward…
On Fiction, Dream Building and Meeting a Role Model
Sandra Gulland certainly touched both the writer and the transformation coach in me. At the 2019 San Miguel Writers’ Conference, […]