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What Writers and Parents Have in Common: Part 1 – The Act of Creation
Becoming a writer has taught me a lot. Being a parent has taught me a lot, too. And the funny thing is the lessons are sometimes the same. One lesson I learned in both roles is that creating stuff is a...
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Open Letter to That Dog-gone Restaurateur
Dear Restaurant Owner: I’m writing to tell you how disappointed I am with you. Last week, I was so excited to give your brewpub a try. It was a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest, and I had...
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Creeping Buttercup and 3 Unexpected Lessons from the Garden
After spending hours maniacally ripping out the roots of Creeping Buttercup, I discovered some important lessons from the garden. It was a hot weekend–90 °F in the shade–and these little buggers, which...
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Meet My Good Friend, Fear
Last week I read, coincidentally, a book that was partly about managing extreme fear and an article that induced extreme fear. The book was Maria Coffey’s Explorers of the Infinite: The Secret...
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Running Away Part 2: How to Run Away Without Leaving Home
The point of running away is to escape. Am I right? To get away from that part of your life that’s bringing you stress? The problem is that the actual act of running away can create a whole new set of...
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Saving the Earth, One by One
The election is over, and a new future is about to be ushered in. I don’t usually write publicly about political matters, and I promise not to address the myriad topics I could in this blog as a result...
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Myths About The First Thanksgiving
True or false: the first Thanksgiving was a hospitable, cooperative harvest celebration among the Pilgrims and the American Indians. Answer: we don’t really know for sure; that’s probably partly true...
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Standing Up for Standing Rock Meant Standing Up for Earth
Hooray! We stood up for Standing Rock. We stood up for Earth. We won! Protestors, both on site and from a distance, came together and won the denial of the Dakota Access Pipeline permit yesterday. This...
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Gail Folkins: 8 Great Nature Reads Set in the Pacific Northwest
I met nature writer Gail Folkins at a local Wine Walk event. Neither of us were drinking or walking, however. We were peddling our books. I quickly discovered Gail is as passionate about our landscape...
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What Whales and Writers Have In Common
For this week’s blog, please see my guest post, Whales and Writers, on the website of author Judith Works. The post What Whales and Writers Have In Common appeared first on G. Elizabeth Kretchmer,...
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