Three Lessons for the Traveling Writer

Even though we knew we couldn’t get into the onsite events at AWP, Victoria Flynn and I went to Chicago last weekend anyway. We had a hotel. We had ambition. And, my goodness, we had a great time. Lesson One: Whenever you can, take the train. There’s something romantic about boarding the train, about climbing …

Like Kermit and Fozzie: Find Your Community

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive.  ~Anäis Nin ~ Yesterday, my morning began with Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear, an unlikely pair but kindred spirits just the same. I was getting ready for a coffee date with Lisa Rivero and Victoria Flynn, two women I …