Do you have a place, or some places, that just live inside your cells? Places that shaped you or saved you? Let me introduce you to one of the places that lives inside me: the North Adams Public Library, where, as I say in the Grace Street acknowledgements, “I learned to love books and grew …
We have some wonderful events on deck for Grace Street! I will be part of Turtle Studios Spring Open Studios, held on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday May 22, 2022. A Turtle Writers Night will be featured Saturday, May 21, from 5-7 pm. A handful of our writers will read from works in progress and …
Grace Notes #6 — May Brings New Connections, Re-Connections, and New Events Read More »
Hello dear friends, new and old, of Grace Street, Well, the exciting headline is: the ebook edition of Grace Street: A Sister’s Memoir of Grief & Gratitude will soon be ready to launch on Amazon! The launch will be happening in May, and we are hoping that our supporters (like you, dear reader!) will help …
One of the many amazing things to happen in the past three months since Grace Street launched has been the number of notes and letters—yes! Handwritten notes and letters!—I have received from people responding to the book. At any given moment, many of us are living through or being touched by some version of the …
Grace Notes #4 — Beautiful Outpouring & Book Club Love Read More »
With Valentine’s Day approaching, it seems an excellent time to reflect on the sweet Grace Street event we recently had at Patti Bergstrom’s lovely Velvet Goose shop in Gardner, Mass. But first, you have to understand that the Velvet Goose (@thevelvetgoosegardner) is so much more than a shop. It is a community hub for the city of …
Lots of folks have been asking how it’s going with the book, so I wanted to give you an update about Grace Street news. We had a beautiful launch night in December at my artmaking “home base” of the past 25 years, Turtle Studios, and we are so very grateful that we got it in under the …
Journal writing is a powerful tool for healing, and a way to find moments of grace in our everyday lives. I have used journaling as a way to tap into a higher perspective and to access a greater wisdom, as I explore what I’m thinking and feeling in the best and worst times of my …