Updates and News
Manuscript update My manuscript was returned from the copyeditor. Good news! The hard work Linda Joy Myers and I did paid off. The vast majority of fixes were around tense. Apparently, I had a hard…
Manuscript update My manuscript was returned from the copyeditor. Good news! The hard work Linda Joy Myers and I did paid off. The vast majority of fixes were around tense. Apparently, I had a hard…
Prepping for launch In preparation for my book’s launch next year, I’m assessing my relationship with social media. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the like are important tools for any author wanting to maximize her exposure….
“Shame is the birthplace of perfectionism.” Brené Brown A couple weeks ago, I sent an invite for wine and chat to the ladies who attend my mixed media journaling sessions here at the house. We…
Toward the end of last year, there was a call for submissions for an anthology that was going to be about fury, telling "stories of women who know their anger is real and justified and…
What better day than Thanksgiving for a blog post about body image, acceptance, and radical self-love? Thank you Jessica. This conversation was meaningful to me on several layers, not the least of which is the…
This is a shot I took in the rainforest on the Big Island where the writing retreat I attended was held. All over that property were gems like this one—not exactly hidden, yet waiting to be…
Three years have passed since I shared the words here that my first ever printed (on real paper) essay was included in an anthology called Belly Shame: Stories from the Gut. I’m thrilled to announce…
One of Sunday’s last prompts was, “With all of you as witness, here’s what I commit to. . .” I wanted to share what I wrote: I commit to remembering. I will remember this time,…
Day 2 of Beth Bornstein Dunnington’s most recent Big Island Writers’ Workshop/LA edition happened back on August 5. Life has been a whirlwind between then and now, but I wanted to say a little something…
Last Saturday, I attended this event: on cultivating courage: An Evening with Pema Chödrön and Greg Boyle. To Benefit Homeboy Industries Pictured: Pema (Buddhist monk), our moderator José Arellano, and Father Greg (Jesuit priest, affectionately known…
I'm thrilled to report that this batch of babies has flown the coop. Look closely. In the picture on the left, you can see the mama (her green back is facing the camera) perched on…
In 50 for 50 #11 (here), I wrote about the Mindfulness Meditation class I was taking and what I was learning about over-thinking. I have been a tenacious over-thinker for forever, and because this was my…
Here we are again, trying to outwit Mother Nature. If you read 50 for 50 #14 (here) then you know Garden Scarecrow Eagle Decoy with scary flashing eyes and frightening sound pest repellent—motion activated and…
Here’s a brand new shot of mama hummingbird tending her eggs. The nest is directly outside our back door, nestled high in the leaves of a ficus tree. Season’s worth of babies have been nurtured…
We sat, as we had before, in our sacred circle—a group of women gathered together in safety to write down our words and speak them out loud. Beth, our leader, called to order our crew…
Like most of the lessons I’ve learned over the last 5 years, I’d prefer for this one not to be true. Connection may be as fundamental to our well-being as clean air, healthy food, and adequate…