A Wrinkle In Time

A Wrinkle In Time

My first lesson in metaphysics came from an unlikely source — a Kiddie Lit class required for Elementary Education Majors at the University of Texas. Before Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Harry Potter, The Matrix, Avatar and Divergent, there was A Wrinkle In Time by Madeline L’Engle. Swept along in the fantasy, my young adult view of 3D reality turned a corner and cracked wide open....

Journal Keeping

Journal Keeping

Nothing changes if nothing changes. Think about it: How often do we wish for change in our lives, drive our friends crazy moaning and wailing about it, and still we're moaning weeks, months, or heaven forbid, even years later. We do the “I can’t because,” and the “If only” routines, sprinkled with various tales of our victimhood by boss, family, significant other, city, the government, weather,  et cetera, et cetera, et cetera....

Writing Life

Writing Life

I’ve been a writer from the womb. Probably before, actually…whole other story. When you’re born to the writing life your head is obsessed with naming, framing, defining your experience. Until you realize that among other things....