Jul 1, 2015 | Writing, Writing Prompts
I’ve been sitting on this prompt for a little while, but I got distracted by the news. It’s been so damn awful lately. Not that the news is any better, but I figure it can’t hurt to have a distraction. A couple weeks ago, I was sitting there, minding...
Feb 9, 2010 | My Story, Writing
In 2010, a school in California banned the dictionary after a student looked up the term oral sex. Funny, right? It would be if this was The Onion, but it’s an all too enlightening example of exactly why I found teaching so frustrating. I was running poetry...
May 6, 2024 | Craft, Writing
Writer’s block, often viewed as a hindrance, can be reframed as an essential part of the creative process. Rather than seeing it as an insurmountable obstacle, consider it a temporary pause—a chance to untangle the knots in your thoughts and ideas. Just as a...