why we write

Why We Write: Desk Ecstasy

I recently cleaned out the basket where I toss magazines I don't have time to read. Naturally, in the process of valiantly trying to cull through old

A confession: I stopped writing fiction for two months recently--the first time I have ever stumbled to a complete halt. Why? The usual reasons: 1.

My mother tells better stories than anyone. As a child, my favorite was about the time she babysat for a family in her rural Maine town. The parents