Category: Living purposefully

While I was working on my MFA I had to share feedback with fellow students and mentors. That is, of course, a huge part of

After three years and much self-doubt, procrastination and shaky focus, on August 2 I finally earned my MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College. My

I can’t believe myself.  It has been so difficult for me to get serious about finishing my thesis. Every time I get going I let

I am writing this with my back to my iMac using my wireless keyboard, my feet up on my bed and my mind unclouded by

Eventually I will return to being a writer.  This time I won’t be a depressed and mopey cookie-eater.  I have to make it my career,

I read with interest this piece by Sara Finnerty on Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog. It’s a list of things she wishes she had told herself after

My new day job requires a 25-mile commute (each way), so I now spend an hour and a half to two hours every day in

I’ve been at my new job full-time for a little over a month now, and my internal monologue has become more strident and provocative.  I