The fabulous Susan Rich, whose books of poetry I’ve read and loved, has announced Poets on the Coast: A Writing Retreat for Women, which she is hosting alongside Kelli Russell Agodon. This weekend retreat will be from September 5-6, 2014 in La Conner, Washington.

“This retreat has been designed for women writers of all levels, from beginning poets ( Read more... )

At a previous Writing Gang meeting, I said, "You know what I really want to do is create our own writing retreat. Just go away somewhere peaceful for the weekend and write with you guys." I said in in the way you say things you hope will happen without actually expecting them to happen ( Read more... )

For a multitude of reasons, I was a quivering ball of stress last week. It was all I could do to just come home and read or watch TV or play video games, let alone be productive. So, I'm going gentle on myself and not giving myself a hard time about not getting much done. I needed the mental break, and that's okay ( Read more... )