"We’re five races in when the house slumps toward the door, toward the sea."

Have so many questions for Tessa Fontaine - can’t wait to hear how she figured out how to manipulate time in her brilliant new novel The Red Grove: westportwriters.org/product-page/m…

Love this new gem by Tommy Dean (is open to queries) and used it as a prompt in today's Just Write workshop, simply: Write about an unrequited love: vestalreview.net/he-loved-her-l…

Used this beauty as inspiration for our 500 Words of July challenge at Westport Writers' Workshop

Still a few spots available in my Tuesday evening Flash Fiction workshop (remote) scholarships available. We cap our workshops at 7 students. westportwriters.org/product-page/w…

Thrilled to have my story “Test Paper” out in @lostballoonmag today - one of my favorite lit. mags:)

In my Westport Writers' Workshop workshops we're always thinking about structure, especially in the flash form - this is a gorgeous story worth studying through this lens:

I can't stop watching this and thinking of writing prompts - stay tuned... youtube.com/watch?v=-5YRhv…

Finding solace in Halloween candy & novels with unreal elements.

And this bookmark (James Baldwin) wisdom is helping today…#transombookshop #tarrytown

My latest Big Mind Little Mind post on Gatz, Jon Batiste's brilliance, fast-forward watching bad shows, and my love for multi-genre: bigmindlittlemind.substack.com/p/i-thought-it…

Happy Giving Tuesday - the only one that truly matters:)

A stunning micro. Great inspiration on a rainy winter Monday…

“The welcoming smile of my librarian The anticipation in my heart All those books—another world—just waiting At my fingertips.” My First Memory (of Librarians) by Nikki Giovanni - Poems | Academy of American Poets poets.org/poem/my-first-…

Human-Like Thoughts on Robot-Writing open.substack.com/pub/bigmindlit…

Join our free remote writing circle this Wednesday evening to support the American Red Cross’ Los Angeles relief efforts: westportwriters.org/courses/los-an…

Severance fans - check out @AlanaSanko's latest Scribbler's Ink post: Story Analysis: Severance open.substack.com/pub/alanasanko…

One of my writing students (a former pilot) shared this beautiful poem written by John Gillespie Magee Jr (also a pilot) in honor of the 39 the anniversary of the tragic Challenger explosion: poetryfoundation.org/poems/157986/h…

“There were marches, of course, a lot of women and some men. But they were smaller than you might have thought.” —Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

Used this beautiful essay as prompt in my workshop at the senior center today. Lee Martin 's blog is such a trove of inspiration for writers & teachers. leemartinauthor.com/2025/03/17/eas…