Work, Wonder, and Windows

Work, Wonder, and Windows

May 2023 One of my motivations to write is connecting with others, and that connection can’t begin until the work goes out into the world. As I am currently writing a book, it’s a long slog before that engagement can begin. So I’ve decided to reboot, revive, and...
GERANIUMS

GERANIUMS

Today is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. In honor of my ancestors, I’m grateful to have this short piece up at Complete Sentence.

LOOK WITH YOUR EYES

Look with your eyes, not your hands My mother said in gift shops, antique stores, the five and dime   Now, in my mask and gloves, I peer at Avocados and apples, grapefruit and lemons   Using my eyes to discern Firmness, ripeness, compatibility  ...
REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING

REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING

When, not if, you get tossed out of your boat in a rapid on a river, don’t panic. Hang onto the boat if you can, and with or without the boat, assume the floating lounge chair position: feet up, knees bent, and head back. Ride out the rapid and then, in calmer water,...
Chuckanut Writers Conference

Chuckanut Writers Conference

From the opening address by Sonora Jah—The Writer in Uncertain Times—to the closing address by Omar El Akkad—Lies of Our Own Making: The Obligations of Literature in a Politically Fractured Age—my hometown writing conference contained immense ideas, blood-pumping...