by jlouden | Mar 15, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Laura and I “met” when her publisher asked me to blurb a book of hers. I loved it so much I dragged myself out bed, where I was languishing with bad cramps, to email her something like, “Love it!” We became friends when she shepherded me...
by jlouden | Mar 10, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I was in Portland, Oregon last weekend for a friend’s baby shower. I used my i-Phone to easily find the neighborhood. I felt smug. (I get lost very easily.) I was even on time! But then I could not, no matter what I did, find the actual house. The navigation phone...
by jlouden | Mar 8, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I first met Chris Zydel a number of years ago (9? 10?) in Taos at my annual writing retreat. This tall, silver-maned goddess walks into the circle, bedecked in glorious turquoise, and I’m like, “Hello, who the heck are you???” Come to find out she is...
by jlouden | Mar 1, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I’ve promised you a monthly resource of some kind, and since I’m reading a ton of memoirs – to help me write what I’m writing (which is memoir-esque) – I decided this month’s resource would be some of my recent faves. I hope you enjoy! Some of these are...
