Category Writing

Sunday Writing Invitation #4 The invitation Think of a recent moment you might normally skip over — a pause, a transition, a breath. Write about what happened between the obvious events. Focus on small details: movement, texture, timing. One paragraph is…

And How Quiet Seasons Are Still Doing Work Tonight, I sat down to write and couldn’t get in. Not blocked. Not resistant. Just… not inside the work in the way I wanted to be. So I closed the document and…

Sunday Writing Invitation Today’s invitation isn’t about writing well.It’s about opening a door. We often assume that if writing feels difficult, we need more skill, more discipline, more effort. But very often, what we need is access — a way past the…

But About Access For a long time, I misunderstood writing exercises. I thought they were drills — ways to improve technique, sharpen craft, or fix what wasn’t working. Something you did before the real writing began, or when you weren’t yet good…

Sunday Writing Invitation #3 The invitation For 5 minutes, write only what you notice. No interpretation.No metaphor.No backstory. Start each line with: “I notice…” Let the noticing be enough.

Reflecting on 2025, and Listening Forward Into 2026 I don’t experience writing as something I do alone. At its best, writing feels like a conversation — not with an audience, and not even with a future reader, but with something quieter and…

Sunday writing invitation #2 Write this line at the top of the page: “The sentence I haven’t let myself write yet is…” Follow it wherever it leads. If it feels charged, stay with the sentence rather than the explanation. Write…

(And Why It Matters) When I’m not writing, I’m still in conversation with words. Not in a strategic way. Not in a research way. More like keeping company with voices that remind me why I write at all. Because the truth is,…