After a Long Absence
Writing about our demons takes courage, but in the process we become more authentic, able to integrate our suffering into "the joyousness of the unified being."
The Rest of the Story
I am looking for the woman who saved my life last July 4, on Schooner Ridge beach in Duck, N.C.
On Being a Recluse
Chronic illness takes a person out of the social matrix. Writing is one way to interact with the world.
An Abundance of Need
Our lacks, the things we hide or are ashamed of, are often what we have to offer others.
Sex, Death, Cooking (and Writing)
Death is to middle age as sex is to puberty--the next big mystery looming on the horizon.
Craft and Catharsis
Mastering the craft of writing is important to the experience of catharsis.
Vibrations of the Spiderweb
By not allowing the expression of the lived experience of illness, all of us are diminished in our humanity.