Living In Place

“Conversation” is a word potter Walter Slowinski uses a lot – especially in conversation about pottery. I recently made two visits to Orchard Street Pottery: first to witness the...

Brussels sprouts are among the first to be planted and the last to be harvested. Because of their long tenure in the vegetable patch, I plant them in an out-of-the-way spot and...

The Amtrak Residency is currently suspended, but that hasn’t stopped poet Julia Shipley and two colleagues from creating a Train Travel Residency of their own. Shipley is a...

I’ve started training to hike the Chilkoot Trail this summer, from Alaska into the Yukon. Compared to The Long Trail’s 273 miles, the Chilkoot is short. The trail is only 33...

Whether it’s a post, a radio interview, or a keynote address, events like these represent great opportunities for a writer to build audience and generate income – and they all...