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My Conversation with Jennifer McGaha

Posted on February 9, 2023 by scout2011

Hi, friends! If you missed the Zoom conversation between memoirist and outdoorswoman Jennifer McGaha and me about her wonderful new memoir, Bushwhacking: How to Get Lost in the Woods and Write Your Way Out you can watch here. It’s free, … Continue reading →

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Feb. 1 at 7:00 PM EST – Jennifer McGaha and I discuss “Bushwhacking” – free & online

Posted on January 26, 2023 by scout2011

Hi, friends: Note the time change to 7:00 PM EST for my conversation on Zoom with my friend, the memoirist Jennifer McGaha, author of Bushwhacking: How to Get Lost in the Woods and Write Your Way Out–and the award-winning Flat … Continue reading →

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Jennifer McGaha in Conversation with Katherine Scott Crawford

Posted on January 11, 2023 by scout2011

I’m delighted to announce that on Wednesday, February 1 at 6:00 PM, I’ll be in (Zoom) conversation with my friend, fellow Brevardian, outdoorswoman, author, Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing alum, and warrior of the adjunct professor trenches: … Continue reading →

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Professional development looks different here

Posted on February 22, 2022 by scout2011

Oh, we had a glorious Academic Writing Retreat at Earthshine Lodge. Professional development looks different here. For any academic writers, on the university or college level, who write–or who need to write–I sure hope you’ll join us next time. We … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Lands’ End Coat

Posted on November 16, 2021 by scout2011

Dear Lands’ End: Tomorrow this coat is being donated to a coat drive at my 8 year-old daughter’s elementary school. It’s a big moment for me, and I have to say “thank you.” I was given this coat as a … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now: Robert Macfarlane’s “The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot”

Posted on May 11, 2021 by scout2011

This is a special book. It begs to be read slowly, so as to savor each line. Not since reading Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek in my early 20s have I experienced a book like this: one which offers … Continue reading →

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Writers Retreat Debrief

Posted on April 26, 2021 by scout2011

There is quite literally nothing, for a writer of any stripe, like being on retreat. Especially after these 13+ months of living and working during a global pandemic. Because of this, I was even more delighted than usual to serve as … Continue reading →

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Calling all Academics: Need time and space in which to write? Meet us in the mountains April 13 – 15, 2021!

Posted on March 8, 2021 by scout2011

Calling all college and university faculty: Are you in need of time and space in which to write? Are you having trouble meeting writing deadlines? Has Covid life and the shake-up in your teaching schedules and format–i.e. all of us, … Continue reading →

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How to Build a Creative Life … or, Navigating Creative Disappointment … or, The Rallying Cry of the Working Writer

Posted on January 21, 2020 by scout2011

I couldn’t decide on a title for this post (obviously). I am not normally indecisive—it’s just that each of the above titles fits. They are all part of the story of the working writer. Here’s my story, at least for … Continue reading →

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Resolve to commit to your writing in 2020 – Winter MountainTop Writers Retreat

Posted on December 28, 2019 by scout2011

The new year is coming, crisp and cold and mysterious–waiting for you to finally tell your story. There is still time to register for our upcoming retreat, Winter MountainTop, hosted Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2020 at gorgeous Earthshine Lodge … Continue reading →

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