Okay writers. You’re pretty sharp. Help me out here. What are these things? Pens with hidden cams? NOPE. . . Try again. Any wild guesses now? No clue?… You’ve just

Wahoo! The Caribou at Tremont and Zollinger (soon to be joined by delicious DaVinci’s) is adding outdoor seating and, pay attention writers, WI-FI!!! Wanna find me? That’s your best bet.

Today I ran into a friend who told me that my favorite Caribou Coffeehouse (the one at Tremont & Zollinger), the place where I do much of my writing (since

I’m finished writing my annotation to Larry’s Party, Carol Shield’s award-winning novel. (hurrah!) Thought I’d share what I learned from her about writing dialogue. In the final chapter, “Larry’s Party,”

Due to temperament (right-brain heavy) and training (writing practice courtesy of Natalie Goldberg), I’m the type of writer who spins out tons of material and then works backward to make

I chose Larry’s Party by Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Shields as the first book to tackle from my mile-long reading list for the semester. I’m on the last chapter which

I last rode a bicycle in 1996. A few weeks ago the expanding price of gas combined with my expanding hip size inspired me to haul out the old two-wheeler.

Ever wonder what a semester’s worth of work in a low-residency MFA program looks like? Here’s my “To Do” list for the next three months: Read 21 books. Keep a