A poet I know, Nadia Gerassimenko, asked for early reviews of her new chapbook, at the water’s edge. The review is below, but the short version is, if you enjoy poetry in the least, buy it. One of the first things to notice about at the water’s edge is the orthography. No capital letters...
Having places of safety are essential for having more good days than bad and will play a key role in the happiness challenges in the next couple months. Read this week’s blog at Adjustment Guidance.
I’m beginning to think my co-chair hates me and the way I think, which is going to make the PhD process all that much harder. I get along great with chair and understand their thinking and know that while they do not think I am perfect and they often give me loads of feedback,...
Sometimes, the words won’t come. Here’s my advice: accept it. But don’t accept it and just stop. Accept it as a symptom. Maybe you need more sleep. Maybe your plot is weak, and you need to figure out how to fix it. Maybe a problem at home or school or work is weighing on...
This week’s blog at Adjustment Guidance is about setting and enforcing boundaries on loyalty and fidelity. It’s not always one-size-fits-all.
Summer in Japan, particularly in Nagoya, can be described with one word: humid. Humidity averages around 60-75% in the warmer months and can go above 90%. Thinking about it, Japan being an island means this should be expected. That being said, it’s still the main challenge of the Summer months. It’s very common for...
I feel as though September has been a month of evolution in my thinking and goal setting. August of 2018, we made the decision as a family to give Chad a rest and allow him to focus on his writing. During that year we discovered podcasting and started and launched our podcast The Musicks...
Although I often write about things as they “ought” to be in writing, I don’t believe that there ought to be an ought. Instead, I am discussing the ways that are most likely to lead to readers (or editors or agents, etc.) feeling “connected” to the writing or “understanding” the writing. I do my...