“The Tense Present: On Bringing the Past to Life.” I’ll be facilitating a 5-day creative nonfiction workshop in a safe and friendly space in Rockport, Maine, July 14 – 18, on the campus of Maine Media. Limited to 10 participants. #mainemedia #creativenonfiction

Snow shoeing in Michigan in 1 degree weather.

Vermont College of Fine Arts first graduation at our new home at CalArts. Here are the MFA in Writing graduates, along with a few faculty, my co-chair Adam McOmber, and our Program Director Sam Jacobson. Oh, and our adorable doggy mascot who of course received an honorary degree. #vcfaedu #vcfaw

Yup, I’m taking riding lessons…about 57 zip codes past my comfort zone, but I am smitten.

Since the election I've FINALLY written one poem and three pages of prose. Big relief.

JFK: “If sometimes our great artists have been most critical of our society, it is because of their sensitivity. Their concern for our justice makes him [them] aware that our nation falls short of its highest potential.” Struggling post-election? Try turning to artistic expression!