Blog | Words With Elaine

"How can I say this so we can stay in this car together, and yet - explore the things that I want to explore with you?"

Claudia Rankine

New Fiction Releases I Can’t Wait to Read in 2021

'On A Clear Day' by Agnes Martin If there’s one thing 2020 granted us, it was plenty of reading time. While I’m still playing catch up on...

A Year in Books: 2020

Almost every article I've written this year has started with the usual hyperbole about the 'year that was' ~ some commentary of our...

Somewhat Mountainous

In the past year, I’ve made significant gains towards creating the work-life balance I’ve always desired. I’ve let go of a lot of...

Before, After & Returning to Love

"Love may not lead where we think or hope, but regardless of outcome it should be a call to seriousness and truth. If it is not that - if...

Spend it, Shoot It, Play It, Lose It

I've been percolating on how to better formulate the whirl of words that seem to endlessly spool in my brain. I can't seem to write...

Thoughts On Writing

“The Six Golden Rules of Writing: Read, read, read, and write, write, write.” Ernest Gaines As more and more people become writers...