My dad is a master gardener. He taught me early on that canned peas are to fresh what beef jerky is to top sirloin and that it takes skill, …
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Show to Tell
We've all heard the writing principle, "Show, don't tell." By avoiding endless descriptions and summarizations (aka, "expositing"), we allow …
Grumpy to Gracious
Q: What do you call a grumpy cow? A: Moo-dy Like many artists, I do my best to embrace all emotions. Yesterday, it was not so …
Eat Like a Pilgrim, Write Like a Pro
pil·grim [pil-grim, -gruhm] noun 1. A person who journeys to a sacred place as an act of devotion. 2. …
Sweet Solitude: Creating Intimacy with Writing & Ourselves
One night during my teen years, I found a tattered copy of Kahlil Gibran's THE PROPHET in my parents' bookcase. I read it and understood for …