It's been far too long since I've showcased one of the talented writers in my Monday afternoon women's writing workshop, "Writing from...

Where I live in Loudoun County, the snow is falling thickly. According to the forecast, we are supposed to get up to 10 inches, which is...

At the end of April a small group of writers joined me for Flower & Garden / Pen & Page, a Saturday morning writing workshop that...

In the last six-week session of Writing from the Heart, one of our favorite prompts was this: Write about your favorite childhood junk...

Sometimes as writers we just need a quick fix—to be noticed, to have our work read by someone other than our spouse, and to see our words...

A new session of Writing from the Heart, a women’s Amherst Writers & Artists workshop, began on Monday. I had been looking forward to...

Last Wednesday night I manifested a dream. For years, ever since I became a writing workshop leader, I have felt called to offer a class...

I’ve recently returned from a weeklong writing retreat in the south of France (more on that in a future post) led by my friend and fellow...

Cindy Atlee and I go way back to the days when I taught YogaRhythmics®. Every week we danced, laughed, and stretched together, and I had...

As I was organizing my office this week to prepare for the new workshop season, I came across a little spiral notebook full of gems. In...

Holly Peterson has been coming to my "Writing from the Heart" workshop in Purcellville for several years now. An accomplished artist and...

A lot of people are frightened by the very idea of writing a poem, and who can blame them? Visions of high school English papers dripping...

This morning when I read the news I was overwhelmed with rage and sorrow. Two more black men—Alton Sterling and Philando Castile—killed...

I met Laura Stapleton in my "Jump Start Your Writing" workshop through the Loudoun County Public Schools Adult Education program. As you...

Every now and then I find a writing prompt that is so much fun it requires wider sharing. Mood Ring, from Writing from the Senses: 59...

This week I have the pleasure of showing off TWO talented friends and writers. Singer/songwriter Roger Tomhave cowrote a wonderful song...

As I was scrolling through my iPhone news feed last week I stumbled across this article: "Sally Field Answers Vanity Fair's Proust...

There’s nothing like a roof leak to show you where the cracks are—in your home and in your life. On a Monday morning a few weeks ago, we...

I enjoy everyone who comes to my writing workshops—after all, they are my tribe! But I must confess a particular fondness for people who...

Like most writers, I am a bibliophile. I don’t say this lightly: every room in my house, including bathrooms, has books piled and...