What Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith teach about imperfection, collaboration, and finding resonance in writing, music, and creative practice.
Done, Not Perfect: Writing, Hope, and Letting Go
I learned to write “Done. Not perfect.” at the end of each Field Notes notebook. Those three words remind me that completion—not perfection—is what clears the path for growth.
Failing Better: Tennis, Writing, and the Long Game
Tennis and writing share discipline, creativity, and failure. Lessons from the US Open and Samuel Beckett on persistence and playing the long game.
Haikus in a pandemic
Why write haikus during a pandemic?
Make a list
Making a list or two helps me get in the groove of writing, especially when I’m scattered.
This is the end and the beginning
The end of one blog and the beginning of a new one.
When the moment gets real
When the moment gets real and gut wrenching, I take out a notebook and pen to write down the bones of my feelings. Perhaps it is the flight in me to draw inward, away from the world towards freely expressing what’s in my head. Then again, it may be the fight in me to wrestle …
Searching for the Perfect Words
Searching for the perfect words to tell a story is difficult, if not impossible.
