I try to see interviewing as performance art, and just take it as it comes. Liz Phair The simple joy and logic of posting interviews on a blog needs little explanation. Or WriterViews as they should be called–at least within […]
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By the Spell of the Spin, The Human Calendar, or How to Write a Worthy Holiday Post
February 20, 2013
Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours… Black Elk, Holy man of the Oglala Sioux 1836-1950 (from Black Elk Speaks) Let’s say you’ve blogged merrily along so far, only …
Tarot for Two with Mary Allen and Tania Pryputniewicz
February 14, 2013
Visit Tarot for Two, a blog I started in 2015 with writer Mary Allen. Here's an excerpt from our blog's overview: We are two writers who have been throwing the cards for each other for over …
Transformative Blogging: Inquiry via Mask
February 11, 2013
Writing exercises bookend the making of a three-dimensional mask that serves a dual purpose: to provide a layer of distance between the private self and the public blogger entering or re-entering the blogosphere (somewhat like …
The other night, as my daughter and I grappled with her geography homework, we scanned through aerial photos of the sinuous path waterways make as they meander across the Earth. I couldn’t help but connect …
The Oracle at Delphi, Your Blog Subtitle, and Three Examples
January 30, 2013
You’ve settled on a succinct but rousing blog title with decent “click pull”—at least to attract your tribe. Now that your visitor has arrived, your next opportunity to woo lies in your subtitle which should …
Perhaps Maybe
January 26, 2013
Poet Liz Brennan and I collaborate when we can with prose poetry, thanks to Liz’s gentle invitation and perseverance. Liz’s blog reminds me of a mobius strip; she’s arrived at an ingenious structure, each week posting …
The Ex-boyfriend, The Blogosphere, and Why Your Blog Title Matters
January 25, 2013
Back in college, I had a boyfriend who chided me (he was a fellow poet) for the hours I spent writing journal entries. “If you invested your time instead crafting a poem a day or …
Welcome to Transformative Blogging for Women: 2013 Year of Inquiry
January 14, 2013
I am very excited to announce this project, meant as an active pathway to supporting women bloggers as they take the risk to launch or better their blogs. Are you looking for a community of …
Nefertiti Among Us
July 12, 2012
The TV’s neutral male voiceover covers what we love about Egypt and their pharaohs: house-sized rocks that formed the pyramids dropped in place without machine, sentries to this day guarding the embalmed dead, the slight queen’s beauty and …