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Building a Writing Playground
Process as a form of self-expression (or, reflections on structuring my writing practice around play) It’s been 1 year since I first hosted Writing Playground, and as I prepare to welcome a new batch of fellow writers into this space, I’ve been reflecting on what play as practice has meant for me over the course…
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Reconnecting to the spirit of play is easier than you think
The habits and mindsets that helped me fall back in love with my work If you’ve been here a minute, you know I’ve been writing every day (or at least every weekday) for over a decade, and spent years coaching other writers. That means I’ve seen and experienced the highs and lows of writing life…
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My Georgia Writers' talk: Food Writing from a Place of Abundance
Crafting a Unique Writing Practice Rooted in Reality and Possibility In April, I had the honor of speaking at the Georgia Writers’ Association’s Red Clay Conference. The experience brought me joy in quite a few ways, but one of them was the opportunity to talk about how my food writing experience has helped me cultivate…
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A traveling writing ritual
Maintaining consistency and pleasure in your practice on the road This weekend, I’m headed to my artist’s residency at Wildacres in North Carolina, where I get to listen to the emergence of cicadas in full form, watch fireflies, work on my next book, but mostly, have time to devote to big dreams and to think…
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Bloom
Treating writing as a pleasure practice is a revolutionary act (plus some real-life practices you can start using today) If you’re looking for tips to start building more joy into your writing time, starting today, read/scroll to the bottom of this post. If you want to work with me more closely, please join me for…
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Despairing about the state of the world may feel rational, but these are irrational times Everyone I’ve been talking to lately is moving through a sort of oscillation, wavering between intense hopelessness and sadness (personally or collectively) and a deep, unflappable knowing that everything is going to be ok. It’s a jarring feeling, particularly if…
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History requires us to be active participants in its creation. We aren’t just passive consumers of history, but active creators. Our daily decisions, our habits, from what we eat to who we engage with to our sleep patterns, clothing, and job schedules all become patterns that connect to the ways we define a given age.…
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We are living in a liminal moment. For the last few months, maybe a bit longer, everyone I’ve spoken to has seemed almost at the threshold of something. Some element, or maybe even most elements, of their life as it was have crumbled away, and while in most cases we recognize this crumbling as an…
Roots and Branches 