March is National Reading Month, which I am happy to celebrate since—like most writers—I love to read! My earliest reading memories are...

In early March I offered this video of Maya Angelou reading her poem "Phenomenal Woman" as a writing prompt to celebrate International...

I've enjoyed having Lynn Lothman as a participant in my Monday afternoon Amherst Writers & Artists workshop, “Writing from the Heart.”...

It's been far too long since I've showcased one of the talented writers in my Monday afternoon women's writing workshop, "Writing from...

A new session of Writing from the Heart, a women’s Amherst Writers & Artists workshop, began on Monday. I had been looking forward to...

Cindy Atlee and I go way back to the days when I taught YogaRhythmics®. Every week we danced, laughed, and stretched together, and I had...

Barbara Farmer has been coming to my Monday women’s AWA workshop, Writing from the Heart, for several years. You can still hear traces of...

Holly Peterson has been coming to my "Writing from the Heart" workshop in Purcellville for several years now. An accomplished artist and...

I met Pamela Schmidt in my women's Amherst Writers & Artists workshop, "Writing from the Heart," in Purcellville, VA. A passionate,...

I met Laura Stapleton in my "Jump Start Your Writing" workshop through the Loudoun County Public Schools Adult Education program. As you...

This week I have the pleasure of showing off TWO talented friends and writers. Singer/songwriter Roger Tomhave cowrote a wonderful song...

I enjoy everyone who comes to my writing workshops—after all, they are my tribe! But I must confess a particular fondness for people who...

I met Marion in my “Jump Start Your Writing” workshop, which I led through the adult education program at Loudoun County Public Schools....

The image above is called "Snow Field," by the Maine artist Kathleen Perelka. During the "Stirring the Creative Cauldron" women's retreat...