Though I'm nowhere near caught up to reading through my TBR pile (will I ever be? are the books multiplying like rabbits in the night?), it was a fabulous reading year for me,

I. The plan for this month's post was to write about white space. Some of you may know that I identify as a minimalist. As a lifestyle choice, this means I try not

Last weekend, a dear writer-friend and I booked a mini-writing retreat/escape at Melville's Arrowhead property in Pittsfield. Arrowhead houses The Mastheads, five open-air studios with scenic views. The studios lack wifi and electricity,

Why are we drawn to what we're drawn to? What clues to the creative process might be revealed from our obsessions? Can these obsessions yield art?Here are the opening passages from a failed