Fall Photos and Fabulous Fiction

This morning as I walked my usual path in our neighborhood—feet crunching on unraked leaves, eyes squinting into a strong early November sun, face soaking in unusual fall warmth—I listened to writer Karen Russell read and discuss Mavis Gallant’s New Yorker short story “From the Fifteenth District.” The New Yorker Fiction Podcast is one of my favorite …

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The Discipline of Passion

Jane Austen's Writing Table

Resources for writers and other creatives “I don’t need discipline because I love to write.” ~ Jo Nesbø The Discipline of Passion, Part I A good friend sent me a link this week to Marion Dane Bauer’s “While I’m Talking about Aging,” a thoughtful piece about life, death, writing, and the choices we make every …

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Visual Language

As a writing teacher of engineering students, I’m always looking for ways both to help them become better writers and thinkers and to motivate them to do so.