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  • Writer’s Guides: Writing Down the Bones

    Ever since I resolved to get myself back into writing, I reached into my bookshelf for the books on writing* I’ve bought over the years. Some I have read and used and came back to over and over while there is a lot that simply became my writer’s reference section. Suddenly, they all seem very… Read more

  • Being Present with First Thoughts

    Yesterday morning, I took a cue from Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones in the “First Thoughts” chapter and wrote in my notebook, pen and paper, in five minute bursts. I used the timer on my iPhone and I started it up two times more. I spent a total of seventeen minutes more or less,… Read more

  • Beginner’s Mind

    In the first chapter of Writing Down the Bones, “Beginner’s Mind, Pen, and Paper,” Natalie Goldbergtells the writer who picks this book up, “In a sense, the beginner’s mind is what we must come back to every time we sit down and write.” It’s easy to think about how profound this sounds. However, its a… Read more

  • 250-500+ Words: A Daily Writing Goal

    This new year, like other new years before, I made some resolutions. One of them was to write every day, or at least write with more frequency than I have before. I’ve taken writing classes and have even gone through an MFA creative writing program, yet the discipline to write can be elusive. This is… Read more

  • 2018: Welcome and Be Resplendent!

    Originally posted on The Shindoverse Notebook on my Squarespace-hosted website. Welcome to The Shindoverse Notebook, where I record musings and projects and works in progress. I’ve been working on this new website for some time. It’s mainly designed to feature Resplendence, my MFA creative writing project and related work. Most of it was finished last… Read more

  • Welcome to My Universe

    Welcome to my bike path, where I discuss discuss my creative issues along with what goes on in my personal life. While these things can easily be compartmentalized, they really aren’t separate at all. I’m a writer, artist, educator, cancer survivor, and, of course, cyclist. I am an MFA alum. I graduated from the program… Read more

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