Blog Posts

  • Wi-Fi Forest Flash Fiction

    If any of you follow my museum education blog, Brain Popcorn, you’ll know I’ve been working on a show that opened just a few weeks ago called Branching Out: Trees as Art.  In the course of researching for that show, I was introduced to the work of Suzanne Simard, a forester who works with tree…

  • “My Writing Process” Blog Tour

    Many thanks to Rinat Harel for inviting me to join in on this wide-ranging blog tour!  I met Rinat through our Davis Square writers’ group, and was immediately impressed by the poetic intensity of her work, even though I have only read examples of her prose pieces.  They are always gripping–and generally quite eye-opening, since…

  • Spectral Shorts

    October is a good excuse to let the spooky side of your imagination have freer range than usual.  Writing prompts at group this week offered a perfect jumping off point too–this rather creepy family portrait! I’ve always found the whole Portrait of Dorian Grey thing rather fascinating, so here’s  my attempt to play with that…

  • Happy National Poetry Day

    A good friend informed me that it is National Poetry Day in the UK today.  It’s a long time until April, so one might as well enjoy a day while waiting for the month, therefore happy National Poetry Day to you all, UK denizen or otherwise.  This year’s theme is ‘Remember,’ and if you’re interested…

  • Granite Calligraphy

    I never get tired of being impressed and surprised by my friends.  My friend and former colleague Kyle Browne is an environmental artist, and has been remarkably busy this summer, with artist residencies, a piece from which is appearing in PEM’s Art & Nature Center show opening next week, Branching Out: Trees as Art, and…