Every Day Outdoors

Every Day Outdoors

Despite living in rural Vermont—a place of great natural beauty and seasonal changes—I had slipped into a workaholic life that was keeping me indoors, except when I took Leo, my dog, for a walk. We’d be two miles up a hill before I even looked up from the gravel under...

Finding an Endpoint on a Creative Project

Finishing a Revision I’ve been single-tasking to finish the revision of a book-length manuscript. Aside aside from working on Reviving Artemis: Becoming a Huntress at Sixty, I’ve done little beyond weeding my vegetable garden, which really isn’t very different from...

Jane Kenyon’s Advice

I just came across this gem from the late poet, Jane Kenyon, and I thought it might give others guidance for planning their weekend. Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in...

Making the Most of a Post

Renovation & Revision posted recently on Living in Place, the blog on my website. It could have just as easily been posted here, as it’s about craft. Specifically, it’s about revision, which is my current work. This is not the first time that a post for one...