Early in the year, I attempted to raise money in order to launch a couple of initiatives I felt were lacking in MY writing community. I dreamed of a free or low-cost writing workshop, a literary magazine, honorariums for those who participated in my events, literary programs for kids, and panel discussions with accomplished authors… Read more »
Posts Categorized: The Writer’s Life
In Search of Raquel, the Writer
I lost her somewhere. She got a little caught up trying to make other people’s dreams come true that she forgot her own by the side of the road. She kept donning pom poms for people who wouldn’t return the favor. She put her reputation on the line for the selfish and barely talented. We… Read more »
All in Due Time
Last night I sent off another grant proposal to help advance all of the projects I’ve been working on since moving back to Brooklyn. I won’t go into details because, you know, superstitions. But a funny thing happened as a sprinted to make the submission deadline (PS- thank you, USPS, for staying open late during… Read more »