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On the Fulcrum

October 18, 2015June 27, 20202 Comments

You have to find a balance. You have to make sure you have time for your family, your friends, your writing. You have to find a way to make this job sustainable in your life. These words, spoken by the director of our program, have swirled in the air around me since I arrived in … Continue reading On the Fulcrum

Putting Away the Winter Clothes

June 20, 2014June 20, 20141 Comment

Today is June 20th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I think I can finally say, with no hesitation, that winter is over. Doesn't the calendar say this happens in late March? Doesn't it feel like it happens in late April or early May? Hasn't it been green here for two solid months already? For the love … Continue reading Putting Away the Winter Clothes

VCCA, Day 12: Last Day Blues

June 13, 2009March 6, 2011Leave a comment

I'm going home tomorrow. Feeling sad but also very excited to see P and the kids. It's been hard being away for so long. I feel the need to wrap this residency experience up in a neat little package of words, but at the same time resist doing that because there has been nothing neat … Continue reading VCCA, Day 12: Last Day Blues

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