Best of The Writing Life
Here are some of the favorite posts in the last two years regarding writing and the writing life. Q&A shares common questions and answers about Hijas Americanas. Write Like Your Mother […]
Narrow but deep
From the April 2009 issue of Lake Norman Currents Magazine… I am lying on a bed that is not mine, reading, when I realize that my eyes are getting heavy. […]
Why do we stay?
My essay for Skirt Magazine’s November issue won’t be online much longer so I hope you’ll go check it out right now if you haven’r already. Here is the background: […]
Why do we stay?
So, be straight with me. Have you you stayed with someone you shouldn’t have just because ______? I have. A lot of us have. And I learned a helluva lot from […]
A Call for Essays on Black Fathers
One of my favorite editors to work with is Kenrya Rankin, the lifestyle editor at Latina magazine. Kenrya is direct, insightful, funny, and on a quest for truth in all […]
One-liners
Before I can sit down to write an essay, poem, short story, fiction chapter, or article, I have to have the words to the first line in my head. It […]
Quick thoughts on Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
You know that one of my goals this summer is to get in a lot of reading. This one has been on my shelf since it came out in 2005. […]
This I Believe: Version 1, Life Keeps Handing You The Lesson You Need To Learn Until You Learn It
So I just finished reading the book This I Believe. It’s a collection of short essays inspired by the public radio series of the same name. In each essay, the author […]
