A Calm Mind is a Fertile Mind

In our writing projects, we often hit points when the characters don’t quite gel in our minds or the plot gets sticky. So, our stories get stuck. The Magic Time Writer’s Retreat will help you create the calm mind that opens you up to insights – insights that get you...
The Tampa Review publishes ‘Pound of Flesh’

The Tampa Review publishes ‘Pound of Flesh’

“Pound of Flesh,” my creative nonfiction piece about the impoverishment of the life spirit, was published August 2011 in The Tampa Review. This welcome news flash came while I was at the Associated Writing Programs conference in Denver standing in line to get a latte...
Mindfulness tames the heart

Mindfulness tames the heart

About “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mindfulness”: My co-author, Anne Ihnen, tells me she keeps hearing from her colleagues in the therapy world that they find “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mindfulness” very useful in their practice. JoAnne...
Danahy Fiction Prize | I’m a finalist!

Danahy Fiction Prize | I’m a finalist!

I learned today that I’m a finalist for the Danahy Fiction Prize from Tampa Review, a literary journal housed at the University of Tampa. The story is “Pretend,” the one that I brought to workshop in Barcelona, Spain, during the brief residency of...
Review on Mom’s Favorite Stuff blog

Review on Mom’s Favorite Stuff blog

“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mindfulness” As a trained psychologist, I’ve learned all about being observant of behavior. I learned how to see things through a clearer pair of eyes. However, when it comes to my own life and my own family, I find that my...