Just Say No to NaNoWriMo?
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ORGANIZE A KICK-ASS BOOK LAUNCH EVENT AT LITTLE COST
When I decided to self-publish my first book, Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding, last fall, IContinue Reading
TOTENTANZ (Dance of the Dead): Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 are forever linked in my mind to Franz Liszt’s Totentanz and not onlyContinue Reading
Oslo–Sea and the City
I just returned from five glorious days in Oslo, a city I’d never visited despite living in Finland, one ofContinue Reading
The Psychic Who Changed My Life … Twice (Part II)
In my previous post, Part I, I wrote about how meeting Angelica, a psychic, inspired me to leave Boston andContinue Reading
The Psychic Who Changed My Life … Twice (Part I)
Yesterday I learned that a beloved friend and well-known psychic, Angelica, died in January. The last time I’d heard fromContinue Reading
The Writer’s Journey: From Rejection to Publication
What do Dr. Seuss, Louisa May Alcott, J.K. Rowling, and Margaret Mitchell have in common, other than having written someContinue Reading
Yes, Michael Cunningham, I am a writer!
Are you a writer struggling with an identity crisis? Do you find it difficult to admit—even to yourself—that writing isContinue Reading
Take a Chance Today!
Do you feel stuck or in a rut? Do you sometimes wonder if there’s an alternative life waiting for youContinue Reading
Healing in the Holy Land: A Hopeful Easter Monday Message
While preparing for an Eastertime visit to Israel two years ago, my friends asked if I was afraid of perishingContinue Reading