I plowed through The Queen’s Gambit this week, the Netflix show that tells the fictional story of Beth Harmon, an orphan with a gift for...

My last drink was three years ago today, on the patio at BookBar, in Denver. I was with friends and a mentor from grad school, who was in...

It took a while, but I finally found my social-distancing groove. I created a structure for my days and a toolbox of things that help...

I keep coming across the idea with friends and in my social media circle that as writers and artists, or introverts even, we’ve been...

If you subscribe to this blog you may have noticed I’ve been posting more lately. A friend and I committed to doing so, and so far, we’ve...

At my cousin’s wedding reception a couple of summers ago, my then nine-year-old niece picked up my wrap and asked me what it was for. I...

I saw the movie “Yesterday” this past weekend, about Jack Malik, a struggling musician, who after an accident, learns that he is the only...

It’s been more than a year a half since I completed my MFA in creative writing. It’s been on my mind lately because my program—the...

I keep seeing this picture in the wake of the passage of the new draconian abortion laws. I stole it from Vox, but it’s properly...

Dear Jefferson County public library, I think what you mean is “Celebrate Mothers.” Best, Child-free women literally everywhere

I’ve been feeling my clock ticking lately. Ticking probably isn’t the right word. Gasping its last gasps is likely more accurate. Lately...

In his essay “On Becoming an American Writer,” from the collection How To Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee writes about...

“He became a poet the way other men become monks: as a devotional practice, as an act of love, and as a lifelong commitment to the search...

When I was young—eight or nine maybe—I learned that two of the mountains near where I grew up used to be volcanos. When I asked if they...

Yesterday, for the first time in months, I started writing something new. As I did so, I almost welled up with tears. I was excited,...

It's day 30 of my photo project, which means if I'm following the advice of life hacks everywhere, I've successfully created a new habit....

Yesterday I posted the above photo to Facebook and Instagram. A friend at my yoga class took it. Before class started I was telling her...

Last week I had a day where I felt "less than.” I was online looking for a writing class or a way to meet some other writers. I used to...

“'He had been drinking heavily for the past few days,' his wife said yesterday morning. 'He was a very lonely man.'” That’s from an...

"Begin anywhere." - John Cage On Thursday I finished a piece of writing and sent it off to my writing coach. Which is a really good...