In my favorite movie, “Almost Famous,” Lester Bangs tells young journalist William Miller that he’s not cool. “I know,” William said with resignation. “Even when
When I was a kid, I read an article that said Robert Redford preferred to be called Bob. And he always knew his friends because
Orchard House, home of the Alcott family and where Louisa May Alcott wrote “Little Women” When I was young, my mom introduced me and my
Earlier this year, I took a writing class from Steve Edwards and one of the prompts was to choose a color and then brainstorm various
Thirteen years ago this month, I left my job as a speechwriter and communications manager for the president of San Diego State University to start
On December 21, 2009, I published my first post on my Leah’s Thoughts blog. I had no idea what would become of my little WordPress
I read a post from the wonderful writer Steve Edwards the other day about the “I used to think/now I think” writing prompt. That inspired me
“Hope is a muscle” — Mary Chapin Carpenter When I teach writing to my college students, we rarely dive into a new assignment without some
I saw a quote the other day that said, “Inspiration comes during work, not before it.” Whether it’s running, writing, a new exercise practice, wanting