August 29, 2011

Every Monday morning before I get to my classroom, my co-teacher gathers all the pencils, sharpens them, and leaves them in a neat bundle on the counter. It is a lovely sight, and I manage to find excuses all day long to jot small notes and lists and reminders, just so I can try each one. There is nothing quite like writing with a perfectly sharpened pencil… Such a happy thing.

August 22, 2011

I had the honor of being a guest blogger this weekend on wishstudio…It’s a wonderful site full of tips, resources, and inspiration for artists and writers. I am so thankful for another opportunity to spread the word about the 146 Poems of Love project. You can read my post here…

August 18, 2011

I remember when the whales had wings, she said. Whatever happened? I said. It got to be too noisy with all the airplanes & other stuff, so they flew into the ocean & never came back. Some days, she added, I think about going too. ~ Andreas (www.storypeople.com)

Spent a lovely weekend away from NYC visiting my family…Rhode Island was a state I always found easy to forget, but not after an evening at one of its beaches. Drove through a tiny seaside town afterward, and caught a glimpse of the “River Glow” festival that was happening…Live music, horse-drawn wagon rides, and tiny bonfires floating down the Pawcatuck river… Enchanting.

River Glow photo taken from here.

August 7, 2011

I’ve had a real problem with distraction lately…Finding silence in the city that never sleeps has been harder than usual. I should be banned from Facebook and Solitaire forever.

So…the newest someday-dream: Get a membership to a writer’s work space…

 One of my favorites is Paragraph. A bit pricey, and I heard there’s quite a waiting list, but it seems pretty much distraction-free, AND it has a spiral staircase leading up to shelves of books - if that couldn’t make a person write, I don’t think anything could…