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What is your story?

 

 

Like a sports or business coach, a writing coach will help you discover your authentic voice and tell your story.  Do you have a book in you?  As your coach I will help you birth your book and get it out into the world.

Welcome, I look forward to hearing your story!

What's New?

The Sierra Poetry Festival

April 18, 2026

Blue mountains are neither sentient nor insentient… at this moment, you cannot doubt the blue mountains walking.”

— Gary Snyder, The Practice of the Wild …. Snyder uses this idea to advocate for a deeper, more integrated understanding and “etiquette of the wild world” that recognizes the value and inherent activity of all beings and things, moving beyond a human-centered worldview.

Come bask in the poetry and brilliance of:

Robert Hass
Brenda Hillman
Francesca Bell
Daniel Bellm
Boris Dralyuk
Tongo Eisen-Martin
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
José Hernandez Diaz
Major Jackson
Tess Taylor
Jimmy Vega
and many more…

Why is Art a Luxury?

So why do we set up making art as a luxury rather than a human impulse we all share?

Collage of Paris

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If you are on substack, visit me 
Art Expands the Universe.
 
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Celebrate with Me!

Come to charming Nevada City for my Meet the Author Event!

Wine and cheese – very bougie, and very fun!

Invitation to Meet the Author March 19

Take Up Space is a spirited guide to living creatively — not later, but now. Whether you paint, sing, sculpt, write, design, or dance, your artistic expression is how you stay vibrant, connected, and alive.
Make this decade yours. Pick up a brush, a pen, or a red hat — and take up space.

Get your copy!

While we are at Szabo Winery, come see me at the end of March-  March 28th 4:00 to 6:00 for the second annual 

Poetry Crawl

Poster for the sierra poetry crawl

Poetry Crawl in Nevada City. March 28th

 

 

 

 

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