Tag: writing

Work will always be important to me, but by depending on it entirely I’m denying myself from living in the present.

I was a newspaper reporter and editor for nearly 40 years, a university professor for 10. And this month, I am celebrating one year as a columnist for Spokane Faith and Values.

Stories are powerful. They have the ability to destroy illicit assumptions and ignite understanding. That’s why I made the decision to become a religion reporter.

I think Reconstructionist Judaism, the tradition in which I was raised, has significantly informed my sense of humor, my belief in the importance of social justice, my interest in interfaith work and community, and my love of learning.

I am in an emotional, psychological and spiritual place that I can remember being in only once before in my life – October, 1990, when I told a friend about my dream of writing a novel and the guilt I felt for even entertaining the idea.

Towards the end of "Dear Life", Alice Munro’s most recent (and, she says, her final) collection of short stories, Munro shares a memory from her childhood.

Have you ever felt as if you’re running for the various roles and responsibilities of your life in the same way that a politician perpetually glad-hands the constituency?