Rebecca Tiger is a new and powerful voice in the world of flash fiction and nonfiction. I was totally blown away by the first of the pieces I read of hers–Zaftig (you can hear her read it by clicking below)–and had to connect with her! I am so glad I did! Rebecca is a sociology…

Happy February, everybody! The days are getting longer and (hopefully) warmer, and lots is happening around us. I’m grateful to welcome Lynn Lobban to WomanPause this month. I was introduced to Lynn by a mutual friend and editor David Groff, who asked me if I would be interested in reviewing Lynn’s memoir One of the…

Diane: I’m so excited for my readers to meet you because you are one of the most positive people I’ve ever met. You have this genuine smile of gratitude and appreciation. It’s not bubbly, bubbly, fake, fake, over the top. It’s just, “I’m here walking this planet and that’s a great thing and I’m going…

Happy Tuesday, everyone.   It’s two weeks past the election, and if you’re reading this, you have survived.   I do not say that lightly. For some, this election felt like a life-or-death event.   And whether you are elated about the outcome or devastated by it, or somewhere in between, you are here. We…

Audra Agen is a woman in the arena! She holds a high-power position in a high-stress industry and she does a podcast called Women in the Arena, celebrating “everyday women living extraordinary lives in plain sight.” I just hear that and my heart sings! Please join Audra and me as she takes us on her…

I want to address the terrible, gut-wrenching news of this past weekend: the murder of six hostages held in Gaza for over 300 days.   Most people know of Hersh. He’s the one on the top left of this picture. He’s also the one US citizen of the six. Hersh was kidnapped at the Nova…

I love when I meet someone and fall in love with their energy, their smile, their genuineness! That is exactly what happened when Ann Kathryn Kelly and I met at the ELJ Editions table at AWP (huge writing conference–don’t get me started)! I knew of Ann for quite some time. I knew “her story.” (She…

Eileen Vorbach Collins is an amazing woman, who has survived every parent’s nightmare: her beautiful teenaged daughter Lydia died by suicide. While Lydia has been gone for over 20 years, grief remains. Although grief looks and expresses itself differently, the loss will always weigh on Eileen’s heart. Eileen has written a powerful and heartbreakingly beautiful…

I wrote a blog post about hope in May 2022, when I was feeling deeply the anger and divisiveness in our country and world. Who knew I’d feel the need to revisit the post two years later?   Friends … Until (very) recently, I’ve felt like I’ve been walking a tightrope.   I wanted to…

It’s the middle of January. First month of a brand-spanking-new year. Resolutions have been made—and, if you’re anything like me—some of them have been broken.   Yes. I know. Already.   You may be disappointed with yourself. Frustrated. Maybe even a bit—or a lot—angry. But before your disappointment/frustration/anger unleashes a trickle or avalanche of mean…