Here is an email I sent to my online students who are taking the Writing as a Way of Healing class through Story Circle Network today. Since I mentioned in a earlier post that I would give you updates on my progress in reference to this subject, I decided that this will show how all…
Tag: writing discipline
Students, Timers and Home
I am sitting with my first in-person (versus internet) student of the summer, George, who will be a 6th grader in the fall at Hawthorne Elementary here in Beverly Hills. George is here to work on speeding up his writing pace plus adding more details to whatever he writes. He is one of those boys…
Time to Head Back West
Early tomorrow morning, I head back to LA to start teaching my summer writing classes. I’m not ready to leave Texas yet, but at the same time, I’m eager to go home. I have family to see, after all, most especially my beloved granddaughter, Luna Isabella. So, this draws me back to the West Coast….
New Course I’m Teaching: Writing as a Way to Heal
Today is the first day of a class I am teaching through Story Circle Network on writing as a means to heal. We are using the book, Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives by Louise DeSalvo. I have not taught this class before so this will be a…
“Calf Rope” – An Intuitive Reaction I Can Trust
Today is the day that I say “calf rope,” as we used to say in my family when my brothers or I were pinned to the floor by our opponent in a wrestling match. I assume this expression comes from the rodeo when a calf roper is done with the roping and jumps up to…
Apartments, Heat and the Joy of Organization
Ray and I helped daughter Rachael move into her new apartment in McKinney today. Yes, it was 100 degrees when we were hauling boxes up a flight of stairs, but never mind that, our girl has finally obtained the keys to her very own Texas digs and she is very happy. As the mother of…
Apartment Woes in America’s #2 Best Small City
I am pleased to announce that after a Herculean effort that lasted 2 solid weeks, my youngest daughter has gained the right to rent an apartment in McKinney, Texas, a place that is very proud to tell you that they have recently been named by CNN Money as the Number 2 best small city in…
Joss Whedon’s Much Ado about Nothing
I wouldn’t have believed that Joss Whedon’s modern rendition of William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing could have captivated a movie audience for its entire 110-minute run-time, but, clearly, I underestimated both Whedon and Shakespeare. This tale of two sets of lovers – Hero and Claudio; Beatrice and Benedick – benefits greatly from Shakespeare’s…
Calm and Quiet Tonight
I am sitting in what we call the “green” room in our house here in Sherman. It has green wallpaper – hence the name – and is reminiscent to us of another Victorian we owned and renovated pre-Los Angeles – also with dark green wallpaper. The fan is whirring, the lamps are casting soft amber…
Happy 4th of July to All
We just returned from a fabulous fireworks display at Lake Texoma, which is about 20 miles from Sherman. We had ringside seats on the Austin College beach, sitting in lawn chairs right at the water’s edge and watching fireworks around the perimeter of the lake. We were there with our good friends Shann Schubert and…
20 Minutes a Day 