inspiration

I don’t like to be misunderstood. No one likes it. But I REALLY don’t like it. After all, my career is about using words to communicate. Isn’t that why writers write? (It is, according to this picture I took in my son’s first grade classroom.) So…

Last week, I was at a writer’s conference in New York City. Whenever I go to events like this, I alternate between inspiration and overwhelm. Friday evening, after the final session for the day wrapped, I knew exactly what I needed: falafel and a walk…

For those of you who have followed along with my running saga, you know that I’ve been spending the last few months completely relearning to run—to stop heel striking after 20 years and learn the proper form. I got the chance to write a piece about…

For the second year in a row, I spent the last weekend in February at Serenbe, with two of my best writer girlfriends, Jodi and Kate. (That's a snapshot of my favorite place.) There may have been at least one incident of alcohol-induced silliness…

Today, let’s play multiple choice. Which do you think is easier to do? THIS . . . . . . OR THIS? The second one—doing the splits—is far easier for me than the first, where I’m self-consciously trying to be fun! I know this…