The Nields

Absolutely thrilled to see my little essay up today on @brevitymag, thanks to the great @GuerillaMemoir . brevity.wordpress.com

Build muscle memory. Scheduling uninterrupted daily writing sessions is very much like going to the gym. The more you practice, the stronger your writing muscles become! Develop the habit at one of my online or in person writing retreats. My next one is September! #booktok

Finally! We get to be together again, literary comrades of the pen!

A poem by R.S Thomas called "The Flower"

Join us for a live concert at Cafe Lena!

Could there be a happy solution? Why, yes! This Wednesday Aug. 7, I'm having a FLASH RETREAT! Free to subscribers to my Morning Seeding & Tending Ko-Fi Page and to paid subscribers to my newsletter! More info in the link in bio.

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"The Summer Day," by Mary Oliver is one of the great poems of the 20th century. In honor of Lunasa, which is today/tomorrow! Happy midsummer, happy harvest. #lunasa, #Lughnasadh, #Mary Oliver, #thesummerday

Sue William Silverman’s Essay Rules. The amazing Sue William Silverman is a great writer of essay and memoir and one of my favorite teachers from grad school. Check out her latest book, Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul.

Jane Smiley, from "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel," part 3 of 3- Novels can either go broad or Deep. Let's talk about broad today.

Jane Smiley, from "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel," part 2 of 3- Novels can either go broad or deep. Let's talk about deep first.

Jane Smiley, from "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel," part 1 of 3

"Run Before Dawn" by William Stafford

“Nothing in the world is a soft and yielding as water...” -Tao Te Ching, trans. Stephen Mitchell #inspiration #tips #newengland #newenglandwriters

"The Uncreating Chaos (Double Portrait in a Mirror)" Stephen Spender

“Sleeping in the Forest” Mary Oliver I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. youtu.be/5sStrI5o3KA (youtu.be/5sStrI5o3KA)

“To the Unseeable Animal” Wendell Berry My daughter: "I hope there's an animal somewhere that nobody has ever seen. And I hope nobody ever sees it."

Here's a bit of our version of "America the Beautiful," with a lot of help from our friends @DarWilliams, @ChrisSmither, @PeterMulvey, @KalliopeJones, @VanceGilbert.

"All literature, all art, best seller or worst, must be sincere if it is to be successful."-Aldous Huxley

Karl Wallinger quotes Bertrand Russell on the dangers of cosmic impiety.

The inherent problem of trying to make art with words. #neuro-bionerd #dailywriting #tips #newengland