Peter Elbow is a professor of English Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst… where he also directed the Writing Program from 1996 until 2000. He writes about theory, practice, and pedagogy, and has authored several books and papers. He is one of the pioneers of freewriting and a passionate advocate for the democratization of […]

All writers strive for those magical moments when the words seems to flow effortlessly from mind to page, when one loses track of time and enters a trance-like state of creative focus. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi coined the term “flow state” to describe this absorbed, energized feeling when skills and challenge are aligned. For decades, Csikszentmihalyi […]

“There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis Time for a breath of fresh air… The Burlington Writers Workshop Meetup Group, originally established by Peter Bielo, has been idle since 2022. After more than two years with no activity, he released it and I had the chance to assume […]

Master storyteller Dennis McSorley is creating a new stage genre in resurrecting his younger days as The Kid from Queens. It’s not standup, and it’s not merely a monologue. It’s not scripted since it includes improvisation and freeform narrative. No show is ever exactly the same in McSorley’s dynamic process. But rest assured that he provides a wealth […]

Substack is a subscription newsletter service popular among independent journalists and writers. Launched in 2017, this free, email newsletter publishing platform may earn money for authors by helping them turn their subscribers into paying customers. Integrating Stripe, and a website that can host free and subscriber-only content, Substack has been adopted by several notable authors […]