The Greening is Upon Us!

See this mama turkey! All spring we’ve been watching the male turkeys strut down our street and drag their tale feathers on the asphalt saying, “Look at me!” And now this. She is nesting in our neighbor’s garden and we see her every time we walk Frannie. She’s so tender, so alive, so dear.

What an amazing world, this green unleashing itself so uproariously. New life all around. It reminds me of a marvelous poem by Ada Limon which I’ll share later in this letter.

As for this letter—a quick reminder of format:

1. Lighting the Craft: This is a roundup of writing resources (links to helpful published essays, advice articles, and so forth), plus any musings of my own on that topic.

2. Fuel: Recommended reading (creative essays, stories, poems, books, etc.)

3. Spark: A writing prompt for you to work on if you like.

4. Fire & Smoke: Short recap of my own writing life, including the ups, downs, joys, challenges, breakthroughs, and setbacks. And whatever else seems urgent and necessary in a given mo…