Thoughts on writing and life for October 2022

How an object from our past can become a guidepost for our writing life

Just a few thoughts on how an insignificant object from our past can become a guidepost for our writing life

This is an edited excerpt from my September 2022 newsletter, The Writing Life.

You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast.

On my bookshelf I have a small glass bird, acquired years ago during a stay in Petersburg, Virginia. It’s my mother I have to thank for it, since she finally gave in to my ...