writer's life | Story and Prose Edit

Apr 21, 20233 min

On Jigsaw Puzzles and Perseverance in Writing

I have a close friend who hates jigsaw puzzles. She says she doesn’t have the patience for them, that it takes too long to hunt down one...

Feb 23, 20234 min

On pickleball and mastering a new skill (like writing fiction)

The first time I tried pickleball I felt like a prize fool. I was playing doubles with my husband and a girlfriend and her husband. Her...

Feb 17, 20233 min

How to get rid of the writing blues

The question "What am I doing?" kept running in a loop in my mind. My mind was telling me all the stories: That I was spinning my wheels...

Feb 9, 20233 min

A look at the writing life through the lens of romantic love

I fell in love with my husband when I was fifteen years old. We were high school freshmen, and I noticed this cute boy on the first day...