How to Like Your Essays More and More
Published at Tweetspeak Poetry. Read more
Thinking Again: Yes, That’s Me on Instagram Again
The most important tool for the critical thinker is the willingness to think again about the issues, circumstances, and situations that fill our thoughts. Read more
Ordinary to Extraordinary: What is a Personal Essay and Where Do I Start?
Published at Five Minute Friday. Read more
Where Foreshadowing and Symbolism Meet: Adumbration
Published at Tweetspeak Poetry. Read more
Elephant Culture, Giving Up Social Media, and What’s over the Horizon
As I thought about that philosophy, I began to see it simply as this: use new technology to support your life rather than adapting your life to support new technology. It sounded like what I needed. Read more
The Joy and Pain of Small Callings
Unless I want to make myself miserable with unrequited ambition, I have to be okay with my small calling. Read more
Writer As Host
How do we who work in words and ideas, tapped out on keyboards or scribbled on paper, extend hospitality to our readers? Read more
When It’s Time to Stop Working on that Project
When is it wise and necessary to persist with a work that isn’t coming easily or quickly, and when is it time to stop working on that project? Read more
Create Your Own “Best of” Lists for 2017
Take some time to reflect on 2017 by making your own “best of” lists and get ready for a great 2018! Read more
Go Ahead, Rest on Your Laurels
Let the accomplishment you’ve already achieved fuel your creativity and give you the confidence you need to sit back down and do the next work you feel called to do. Read more