Guest Post: Octavia Cade on the Power of Food

In my early twenties, I read Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, her most famous book. Later, I read one of her a lesser known novels, The Edible Woman, about Marian McAlprin, a young woman engaged to be married who finds herself suddenly at war with food. For good reason. Food becomes the metaphor for Marian’s …

Quotables: Safety in Numbers

“So much of writing is like walking down a dark hallway with your arms out in front of you. You bump into a lot of things.” ~ Kate DiCamillo #FindYourTribe | #SafetyInNumbers Join a Writer’s Group (or start your own). Here are a few ideas from Writer’s Digest on tips, lessons learned, & formats to …

Guest Post: Marjorie Pagel on Poetry & Writing

In Milwaukee writing circles, Marjorie Pagel needs no introduction. She is a powerhouse with the pen (I’ve seen her in action), diving into writing with little hesitation, bringing amazing insight to the page, and then publishing great poems and stories. Today she guest posts, sharing about her long relationship with writing while introducing us to …