Word for the Year
In my mid-twenties, I was in a workshop at a conference where we were asked to come up with one word that described our mission and then follow that with […]
Corn and Happy
From the beginning, Happy Candelas had a love affair with corn. Corn never had to prove itself to Happy the way that Sweet Potatoes did. Baby has gobbled up baby […]
February and March Writing Workshops
All of these workshops are located at The Warehouse. The Art of the Personal Essay with Rosie Molinary The Art of the Personal Essay is a four week workshop that […]
Excerpt from a poem I am loving right now: Some Me of Beauty
the fact is that I don’t hate any body any more i went through my mean period… just like that i woke up one morning and looked at my self […]
Changing Your Mind
What’s the secret? I am often asked. What’s the secret to body image happiness? And here is my answer: achieving body image happiness is not about standing in front of the bathroom […]
Your Favorite Book in 2009?
So, I am stockpiling books like the death of printing presses is coming. I can’t even begin to tell you how many books are on my to be read shelves […]
What We've Learned Along the Way
Our first year as parents will officially be celebrated on January 26, 2010. Baby will be 17 months that day. We will have been a family for 12 months, and, […]
An alternative to the traditional author bio
So, there are few things I enjoy less than being formally introduced. Let’s say I am giving a workshop at a college somewhere. To introduce me, the student in charge has […]
Running for Big Dreams
So, this started with my birthday list. For those of you who don’t know, I write an annual list of things to do each year as part of my birthday […]
I am the woman on page 70.
The book. It got done. Picture #2 is what it looks like bound my way. Let’s hope it looks a lot more appealing bound my publisher’s way. Because I don’t think this […]
