“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” ― Pablo Neruda, poet/author I fell in love with Western North Carolina in summer 2014 when I was in Asheville doing a book signing. I have traveled…

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ― Rumi I believe we're just beginning to understand how the pandemic has affected our individual and collective psyches and how it has served as a catalyst--personally and professionally--for…

I just returned from a month-long writing sabbatical in Brevard, NC, a journey I’ve made for the last three summers.  Although the month was more of a lesson in being with what is (what a roller coaster June was!), I am always grateful for…