Tag: writing

  • Butterfly Words

    Butterfly Words

    Words swirl around my head constantly. I rarely extract them, afraid of the uncertain consequences of others knowing what I really feel. The danger of expressing myself, of it being the wrong thing said the wrong way. I have a deep fear of being misunderstood. Of being punished, cruelly, immediately,…

  • Proof of Life

    Proof of Life

    As 2023 approaches, I am reflecting on the past and planning for the future. It’s my favorite part of winter: How did I grow? What do I hope for in the coming year? What is most important to me? In addition to my art journal, I primarily use three kinds…

  • Commonplace Books

    Commonplace Books

    Somehow I’ve made it this many years before ever hearing about commonplace books. You, too? Commonplace books seem to be, generally, a written collection of the things that attract your attention and pique your interest — a more right-brained version of an art journal, I suppose. The actual definition is…

  • Bird by Bird

    Bird by Bird

    I just finished reading Anne Lamott’s insightful (and wickedly funny) Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

  • Perfection is a Roadblock

    Perfection is a Roadblock

    We don’t have time for perfection: Black people are dying as white “allies” like me wait for the right words or the right moment.