Writing Process
(Tiny, mostly useless and underwhelming, subjective thoughts based on listening to these books on Audible.) Note: I could not call myself a reader if it weren’t for Audible. I hate…
Parenting/The Full Catastrophe
Writing Process
The night before last, I came up from my writing group to kiss my daughter goodnight. She was wrapped up in her comforter, reading–as usual. The book she was reading…
Music
Nields
Parenting/The Full Catastrophe
Suzuki
Writing Process
I’ve been watching the now defunct TV show Parenthood recently. Skip this paragraph if you don’t want spoilers. I am up to Season 4, and just saw the episode where Victor…
Parenting/The Full Catastrophe
Writing Process
My daughter turned nine this week. Nine is the age of competency in my mind. “The nine-year-old is no longer a mere child,” quoth the fabled child psychiatrist Arnold Gesell….
Writing Process
Like last month’s ground hog, I am poking my head up from the depths of winter to see if it’s safe to come out. Today’s thaw saw me abandon my…
Writing Process
I am sticking my head up for a moment to say I am here. We are playing two shows in NYC area this weekend: Friday at Rockwood Music Hall on…
Writing Process
People want to like you. They want to like your band. They want to like your novel. When I am listening to the radio, I am not in critic mode….
Writing Process
Words can’t really begin to express how much I loved the Writing It Up in the Garden Summer Camp experience. I am homesick for it already, even though I am…
Journal
Writing Process
It’s Day Four of the retreat, and already I am telling myself the lie that there isn’t enough time. This is my favorite lie, and I beat myself up with…
