Famished Maria took the bread out of the oven, and then moved to stir the bubbling water, where pasta cooked over the burners. The little bell rang, signaling another order…
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My family made wine when I was growing up. My grandfather was a vintner, and he started some of the first vineyards on the Central Coast of California. I learned…
I just spent the last three nights watching Shadow and Bone on Netflix. Hearing “the books are better than the movies” is so common these days, sometimes it’s hard to…
I love Bill Bryson. He’s a nonfiction writer who writes travelogues, and informational books. He grew up in the Midwest, and then he lived in England for twenty years before…
I recently stumbled upon a Youtube video about a guy who read a book a week for four years. Crazy, over-achiever! Pff. He talked about what he had learned, and…
Writers drink coffee. It’s just a fact. NY Mag even wrote an article called The Best Coffee Beans, According to Writers and Novelists (who drink a lot of coffee). …
I’ve given three wedding speeches, and I’ve been commended for all of them. When my best friend got married, a complete stranger told me it was the best one she’d…
I recently read two books that I keep managing to tie together: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, and Atomic Habits, by James Clear. In the former, Gladwell talks…
Once the ring is on your finger, the advertisements appear! Every way you turn–WIN A DRESS! PICK A WEBSITE! BUY THESE FAKE HANGING FLOWERS AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO DECORATE…
I’m rather proud of the speech that I wrote for my brother’s wedding. I even had someone approach me and pay me for a copy! I don’t think it fully…
Yesterday I was inundated in condolence messages. In 2010, an eccentric art collector from New Mexico, Forrest Fenn, hid a chest of gold, jewels, and rare art pieces somewhere in…
I come from a generation half-raised by J.K. Rowling. Midnight releases, donning black robes on July 31st, and sorting people into houses was the bread and butter of my youth….
When I first imagined following in the footsteps of J.K. Rowling, I didn’t imagine using an alias. As I grow older, the idea of donning a new name appeals to…
I turned 30! I feel… the same. I stayed up while my partner studied, and I wrote all my thoughts, dreams, and reflections as the clock struck midnight. I don’t…
Fun Things To Do in San Gil, Colombia That Spur Creativity Nothing has influenced my writing more than traveling. I highly recommend writers to take holidays and explore new places….