Take a deep breath. You made it. It’s Friday. Got five minutes? Let’s write. Let’s write in shades of real and brave and unscripted. Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. Because: “Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.” ~E. B. White –>click to tweet this. 1. Write for 5 minutes flat for pure unedited love of the written word. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. keep reading…

Stop. Drop. Write for five minutes. Easy. All on one word: Comfort GO: Look how her chin rests on the top of my  head. So tender, so intimate. I wasn’t one yet. Born into the heart of Zululand and mangoes and the clicks and lore and ceremonies of Shaka and his Zulus. My dad loved that land with his bones and brought his new wife out for his medical fellowship. Under the mango trees and barefoot, I grew up. I keep reading…

Come write brave with us. <–Click to Tweet this This is where a brave and beautiful bunch gather every week to find out what comes out when we all spend five minutes writing on the same topic and then sharing ‘em over here. And I can’t stop watching this video. This new one from Sara Bareilles – an anthem to the brave girls, the beloved daughters, the minivan driving moms that they will grow up to be. Have you seen keep reading…

There are women who hold my heart. Because they hold it tenderly. They hold it like a treasure. They hold it with lots of trust wrapped up like so much fine, pink tissue paper. Today we are all telling our stories about what it feels like to trust a friend. And not trust a friend. It’s a project I’ve been working on for nearly a year now. You’re invited. Just as you are. It’s a free webcast showing four different keep reading…

“Write like you used to run. For the pure joy of it.” –#FiveMinuteFriday –>click to tweet. On Fridays around these parts we like to write. Not for comments or traffic or anyone else’s agenda. But for pure love of the written word. For joy at the sound of syllables, sentences and paragraphs all strung together by the voice of the speaker. We love to just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. For five minutes flat. Here’s how keep reading…