I try to laugh when I realize the apocalypse looks like homemaking. Who would’ve thought quarantine coping skills would entail so much housework? But, as far as world-altering scenarios go this one has been like a quiet unfolding. Covid-19 seems to signal the end of life as we knew it, ...
Seven years ago I set out to get serious about my writing. My dream to tell stories, construct beautiful sentences, and write entire books became a passion. I wanted to be a better writer without stopping life to get an MFA. So, I hit the library for books on writing. I listened to Bird by Bird ...
"Visiting ancestors only stay as long as someone is listening. If there's one thing every single one of my grandmas and great-grandmas had in common is that they refuse to suffer fools."
Part ode to the creative energy January brings, part helpful how-to on making a simple editorial calendar to plan content, author Tia Levings shares her process for building and maintaining her writing platform.
Overwhelm was hard to cop to. I wanted to say, “I’ve got it,” and be believed. Trusted. I didn’t want to admit that I was unhappy. That I felt mismanaged and that I was in turn, mismanaging. That I was lonely. Isolated in stress. Distracted. In pain. Because that’s ...
