Annoucements: Mantra Count, L.A. Reading & Mother's Day

Happy Easter!

Lent is over.

The tulips bloom.

Amen.

At our house, we did two dozen eggs, white, which is funny because the chickens (Sunny and Shadow) lay brown eggs and the refrigerator overflows . OVERFLOWS! Oh well. White eggs are required, says my nine year old artist in residence.

On this sacred day of renewal--here are a few announcements:

1) The Heart Sutra count to 100,000 is at 55,000 with 45,000 to go. Elizabeth, Kate, Kristin and me. There are others who want to join in but get busy. I know. We know. Intention counts.

When I do my mantra, I visualize the power plants in Japan and all that ocean all around the island. I offer mantra from my heart to pacify the water and to bring calm to the radiation. It certainly cannot hurt. It's not too late to join us.

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2) If you are in L.A., or know fans in L.A., come to Diesel Books for a lovely panel with Hope Edelman (Motherless Daughters), Dinah Lenney (Bigger than Life) and myself! We will be talking about writing and writing about family. Eat a piece of cheesecake, drink a bit of champagne and ask a question or two. It should be a terrific evening.



3) Summer Classes are open for registration! Surprise. We have a Master Class in Portland and an online Skype class. Please let me know if you are interested, via this site and I'll send you details.

4) Future Class Offerings:

The Journal: Dreams, witnessing and synchronicity. This six week class will teach you how to get a writing practice started and how to most effectively journal.

The Story Mandala Group. This class will be for people who have a story--of intensity and impact and even trauma--from their lives, that needs to be witnessed in a ritual circle of healing. This will be a powerful place to testify your great life sorrow, be heard and to release the energy in order to move new energy in.

Fall Craft Class: Create, be inspired and look at your writing from a fresh perspective. These teachings are designed to show writers how to draw exciting, memorable scenes, compelling summary passages and stirring ruminations. In eight weeks, you will learn all the vital elements necessary and when we are done, you will have a final focused sample that will act as inspiration for your longer projects. This class is required for those who take the Master Class.

Fall Master Series: Eight readers and four observers will be part of this weekly workshop based teaching. Classes begin in Sept.

The Beach Teach: This is a nine-month intensive set on the Oregon Coast where I will bring six master level memoir writers together to write three full drafts of a completed memoir!

5) May is Portland month! I will be reading all over town. At the Willamette Writer's on May 3rd and at Mountain Writer's May 18th. I'll be at the Oregon Colony of Writer's retreat--where four lucky writers and I will commune, write, eat, talk and just hang out. It's fantastic and CHEAP! Check it out and I hope to see you at one (or all) of these events!