Archive for April 2014
Why I Think The Workshop Works!
Once a month I teach a writing workshop — SHARPENING THE QUILL — here in Princeton. We are a group of about twenty. Some have been coming for years, others for just a few months. Some are published, some are emerging, some are real beginners. All are welcome. I love my students. One of the…
Read MoreHeresy of the Table
It was a few years ago, when I was still regularly going to church. I attended a Sunday forum led by a priest I’ll call Father Robert (not his name, of course, not even close). A fire-plug of a man, who might have made a good boxer, he sat at the head of the table,…
Read MoreSo Ends The Silence
A month ago I posted that I was going to be off social media for a month, and so I was. It was WONDERFUL. And yes, it took a little getting used to at first. One of the reasons I wanted to wean myself off it was that I found myself far too inclined towards…
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