It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving and I’ll never forgot the sound of my sister’s voice when she called. “Melissa, did you hear?” she said in a slow, hushed tone. My mind raced. Maybe grandma was in hospital again. Or something horrible happened to one of our friends. “Milo died.” she said. “What?” And then […]
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The real reason we get creative blocks and how to overcome them
“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.”– Barbara Kingsolver A blank page. A world waiting to be born. That’s what it […]