Finding fuel

by Liz Flaherty
While we were mulling over themes a while back (we mull a lot—cider, wine, ideas...), Ava came up with “what we do to fuel our spirit/brains to write.” I was surprised at how many things I do—or use—for the express purpose of getting words onto the screen.

·         I’m at the desk long before daylight, with the only sound the humming of the furnace in my office. The bank of lights on the writing end of the room is on, but the sewing mach...