I wrote a column on writing and living a creative life for our local paper until the summer of 2014.
Some of the columns below are archived in PDF format; others can be found in the archives of North Hawaii News.
2014
- July 15, 2014: Creative Injuries
- July 1, 2014: Fakes and Wannabes
- June 17, 2014: Defining Moments
- May 27, 2014: Close Encounters
- May 6, 2014: The Mini Memoir
- April 10, 2014: Found Objects
- March 27, 2014: Rejection
- March 6, 2014: Flying Pigs
- February 27, 2014: Write a Love Letter
- February 6, 2014: Fierce Knowing
- January 9, 2014: Let It In
- January 2, 2013: New Year’s Revolutions
2013
- December 26, 2013: The Day After
- December 19, 2013: Getting Original
- December 12, 2013: Play Dates
- December 5, 2013: Are You Feeling It?
- November 28, 2013: True Grace
- November 21, 2013: This is How We Do It
- November 14, 2013: Dirt Therapy
- November 7, 2013: Do Overs
- October 31, 2013: Boo!
- October 24, 2013: Take a Stand
- October 17, 2013: Bento Box Memoir
- October 10, 2013: Give it Up
- October 3, 2013: Read and Win a Mystery Box of Junk
- September 26, 2013: Write and Get Happy
- September 19, 2013: 525,600 Minutes
- September 12, 2013: Dead Ends
- September 5, 2013: Unsavory Characters
- August 29, 2013: Links and Connections
- August 22, 2013: Interview Yourself
- August 15, 2013: Monkey Wrenches
- August 8, 2013: No More Excuses
- August 1, 2013: Desperation
- July 25, 2013: Getting it Perfect
- July 11, 2013: Happy Accidents
- July 4, 2013: Freedom Writers
- June 27, 2013: Fearless Writing
- June 20, 2013: Write All About It
2012
- August 23, 2012: Our Summer Writing Challenge Ends
- August 16, 2012: Write the Story That’s Waiting Inside You
- July 19, 2012: Write and Lose Weight!
- July 12, 2012: Discover Who You Are Through Your Writing
- July 5, 2012: Hearing Your Writing Voice in Stillness (view online)
- June 28, 2012: Share Your Writing with Others
- June 21, 2012: Dealing with Writer’s Block
- June 14, 2012: Learning to Write with All Five Senses
- June 7, 2012: Taking the First Steps to Becoming a Writer