take your poet to work day. yes really. :)

So, y’all, it turns out that every July 20th is Take Your Poet to Work Day – a day in … More

some levity for this time.

I awakened in the late AM on my weird sleep schedule to the world on fire on Friday with abortion … More

Yesterday, after I published my post, I got this notification of a pretty exciting milestone from WordPress: 500 posts since … More

Growing up, whenever I was assigned to write a biographical report on a historical figure, I would always choose female … More

With the recent passing of Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters (a tremendous and heartbreaking loss), Ryan Bingham posted this beautiful, … More

I’ve known for some time that Joan Didion was in failing health and that she would probably leave us one … More

This, one of my 62 “favorite” Joan Didion quotes, is inked on my left arm – and I’ve written before … More

Well, y’all, it’s 3:06 AM on Sunday and I’ve just submitted the first pass of assignments for my classes at … More

As I write to you, it has been a hectic day, trying to finish some writing work and set up … More

Like many female writers my age, I adore Joan Didion. I don’t remember a world without her in it. Pictured … More