In: Purple Clover

It Is Sweet To Do Nothing
August 23, 2013

Being idle is a worthy occupation, particularly in these last days of summer. I was thinking about this in Provincetown over…

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Sitting in Clover
July 27, 2013

These days, it’s rare to get paid for blogging.  Blogging has been the great insult to professional authors in the last…

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What’s Your Story?
June 27, 2013

Every life is a work of fiction. That’s what I tell my writing students. People come to me wanting to tell their…

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Living Forever is the Best Revenge
June 27, 2013

This past weekend in New York City, nearly a thousand people from around the world gathered with the sole purpose of…

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The Optimist Manifesto
June 22, 2013

I’m psyched about doing a bi-monthly column for the brand new site Purple Clover. My first piece just came out this week. It’s…

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