Why Writers Need Good Chairs

The most profound insight I’ve reached lately is that a writer needs an excellent chair.  Much better than the one I have, which I’m pretty sure is causing my back pain.  (Another possible cause is watching TV while yielding most of the couch to a...

On Drought and Desperation

Corn languishing in one of Brian’s fields.[/caption] I’ve gone back to the farm market every day to get that amazing sweet corn for the magical ten days the farmer will have it.  I go in the late afternoon when I need a break from writing.  Normally...

On Water and Words

Sometimes we don’t know what’s on our minds until we wake from a dream in a dark room.  This is especially true for me when I’m working on a first draft, living a story in my head as I set down rows of words and take most of them back.  Last night I...