Meaningfulness

Meaningfulness. That’s my theme for the season—the word I try to use when choosing which books to read and which to set aside, which experiences to make space for and where to focus energies.

Upcoming Events

Reading with Mira Bartok

At Hope College, I’ll be reading an essay about riding a bike—and how cycling has created a ribbon of creative contact and richness throughout my life. The event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, October 1 | 7pm
Jack H. Miller Center, Hope College, Holland Michigan
Click here for more information and directions.

How To Write a Memoir

I'll talk about the process of creating a memoir and also about coming to terms with prosopagnosia, or, face blindness. The event is free and open to the public; all are welcome. A question and answer session will be held at the end of the talk.

Saturday, October 12 | 11am-12pm
Fruitport District Library
47 Park Street
Fruitport, MI, 49415

Upcoming Workshop

The 2020 “Introduction to the Practice of Creative Writing” workshop at Kripalu–open to all—is June 28 through July 3. I hope you will join us.

What I'm Reading

I’m reading How Plants Work, Math with Bad Drawings, and The Gulf, a beautifully written history of the body of water nearest my home. I’m looking forward to Rick Moody’s new memoir on marriage, The Long Accomplishment. And I’m reading poetry by Campbell McGrath, John Brehm, and Joy Harjo. I’ll also be enjoying essays in the new anthology Eat Joy.

Keep in touch.
Life's short.
Write joy.

Love H