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An Artist and An Author
My husband, painter and printmaker Robert Kipniss, has a wonderful new website-- www.robertkipnissstudio.com--and its inauguration has inspired me to…
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May 2024
Our Writerly Voices
Every May, the month my memoirs about gardening and the writing life were published, I think about the various voices writers use.
May 20
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April 2024
On Being Irresponsible in Springtime
Normally I’m a dependable person who does what I say I will do.
Apr 15
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March 2024
Why We like to Walk...and Walk
Here in Connecticut, March is the last month for long walks before spring gardening begins.
Mar 17
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February 2024
What To Do With All the Paper?
Deep winter, when it’s snowy, dark, and cold outside, and the garden is dormant, is when I try to organize things inside, especially all my papers.
Feb 19
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January 2024
A Nonfiction Reader's Feast
The short dark days of winter in New England are ordinarily the best reading days for me. I start before dawn and then try to begin again at dusk. The…
Jan 11
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December 2023
An Artist Who Wrote
Artists don’t usually write well about making art since they primarily express themselves in images, so I’ve always been interested in Anne Truitt’s…
Dec 15, 2023
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October 2023
Telling the Truth About Oneself
Dear Friends and Readers, As I prepare to give a talk about the genre of memoir in a few weeks, I'm again reflecting on this compelling and challenging…
Oct 13, 2023
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September 2023
Where We Work: Writers
Dear Friends and Readers, Unlike artists who typically render images of their studios with paint, we writers usually use words to describe where we…
Sep 21, 2023
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August 2023
Where We Work: Artists' Studios
Dear Friends and Readers, Artists have long worked in their own studios, and many have portrayed them in paint in ways that give us a glimpse at their…
Aug 14, 2023
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July 2023
The Importance of Walking to Writers
Dear Friends and Readers, Now that the garden is a little less demanding, I'm taking long walks again on dirt roads and hikes on trails in town. There…
Jul 15, 2023
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May 2023
Why Do Writer's Write
Dear Friends and Readers, On the second anniversary of the publication of Word for Word: A Writer's Life, I'd like to reflect on why writers write…
May 24, 2023
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