Dear ones, I’m laughing at myself today, because after forty-two damn years on this planet, I still regularly go to war with The Way I Am. Here’s what happened this week and how I ultimately made peace with my own nerdy truth. It happens that I’m in the early stages of writing a new novel. […]
The Ani DiFranco Wormhole
Dear ones, Last week, Marty and I stole ourselves a slow weekday afternoon and lay on the bed together, listening to music like we were 19 and had nowhere else to be. One by one, I played her the songs that had shaped me back when I was that aimless teenager. The music slammed me into the […]
Our Own Private Era
Dear ones, Of all the differences between us (those we unearth and those we invent), we have one MASSIVE thing in common. You reading this, me writing it, all our friends. We are all sharing this particular instant in the history of the planet. Right now. You and me. Right here. This moment belongs to […]
10 (Kind) Rules for Writers
I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of “do the best you can.” It can be a slippery concept—especially when we let anyone else determine what our best consists of. In this spirit, I’ve created for myself the list of rules you can read below. The rules are designed to challenge me while also explicitly acknowledging […]
The Story is Smarter Than You
Dear friends, Yesterday I had a moment. It was a dreary Sunday and I was putting together the ingredients for a meal that would spend the afternoon in the slow cooker, sending delicious smells through our house. My toddler was napping, and I was listening to an audiobook. Cooking + audiobook = Ro’s happy place. This […]
Inventures in Inconsistency
Dear friends, It’s been a minute, right?! I’m so happy to be reconnecting with you all, old friends and new, after a little glitch in the matrix which kept this newsletter out of circulation for a few weeks. It seems fair to tell you a little about where I’ve been, even though it’s not a […]
