Then there are moments when reality stings. As I sit here in days to come, bugs will crawl over my legs and I’ll have to refresh the sunscreen, a neighbor might try to give me a flyer about being saved, the unpacking could be endless, or I’ll sit beneath the willow and notice nothing but yard cleanup (adulthood!), then think about work emails or data centers.

I call this blog the resilient creative because a.) creative resilience was already taken and b.) I like to think that I know a thing or two about resilience.

Part of resilience is about finding ways to deal with failure. And I often feel I have failed more than most people I know. Is that true? Maybe not, but it sure feels like it.

As writers, we quickly get used to failure that can appear in various ways. We can get rejected, which I think is the most straightforward way of failing. Or, we can fail by quitting or comparing or not believing in ourselves.

I grew up in a test market city, middle America, where businesses got their start or realized they wouldn’t make it because we, Ohioans, supposedly represented what was average about the American experience.

the historical voices I study have been ignored, imprisoned, and ridiculed for their words; is today different?

When writing outlives not only the writer but those who failed to recognize her brilliance

Let's find out what it takes to stay true to our vision without constant (or even any) validation

Scattered energy and how to connect in our digital-everything world

Anxiety, I firmly believe, is just creative energy working against us. It is pure speculation. And it’s addictive, especially when the world feels heavy. —Jen Knox