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Why Peter Elbow’s Writing Principles Matter Today
Before there was Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages, Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing Down the Bones” and a few years after Donald M. Murray’s writing-as-a-process, Peter Elbow espoused the concept of freewriting and voice in “Writing Without Teachers” and “Writing with Power.” Elbow died this month. I follow a daily writing practice, that old Latin aphorism, never a… Continue reading
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Remembering Rick Buckler: The Jam’s Impact on Music
Really sad to learn of the passing of Rick Buckler, the drummer of one of my favorite bands ever, The Jam. (The Jam and The Band.) The older I get, the harder it is to see artists I looked up to as only being 10 or so years older than me have been passing over… Continue reading
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Visiting Paddington Station: Memories and Movies
Several awesome things happened in 1958. One was the beginning of the beloved children’s series, “A Bear Called Paddington.” Got to see “Paddington in Peru” at the movie theatre, I am revisiting saying goodbye to the Paddington statue at Paddington Station in my last moments in London last time around. I love Paddington the books,… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 