Author Archives: Alissa
Funny How the World Works
When I was still hemming and hawing over whether or not to quit my day job, I told a friend that I felt like I was stalling. That pretty soon, the Universe was going to throw up its hands in … Continue reading
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How do you stop fear from holding you back?
You know that voice that likes to visit in the middle of the night? The one that likes to fret over bills or that project you have coming up or anything it can get its little mind to dwell on?
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Touching the Pulse of Life
At the beginning of January, I flew out east to teach at Western Connecticut State University’s MFA program and visit old friends. With a couple of days in Connecticut and a couple of days in New York City, I felt … Continue reading
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Happy New Year–Now Go Make Some Time to Take Care of Yourself
A few years ago I sat in a yoga studio in Minneapolis for my first workshop–it was my first step toward learning more about the poses and the practice of yoga. I liked the warm heated floor, the deep orange … Continue reading
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Fostering a Sense of Freedom
Working on my book proposal has me thinking about freedom–not patriotism or pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag kind of freedom, but a sense possibility. I used to think that kind of freedom could only exist outside of daily life, that it would crumble under … Continue reading
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Giving My Writing a Life of its Own
I’ve been working on a book proposal for the last few weeks. It’s for a memoir I wrote in grad school–back when I intended to be a witty travel writer, and I wanted to write about anything but my own … Continue reading
Change your way of thinking: laziness can equal productivity
A few weeks ago, I started to get tired. I’m not talking a little sleepy in the morning–I’m talking come home from work and crash out on the couch. I could not get up before the sun rose (a major … Continue reading
Waiting on Change: Embrace Possibility
There’s been a lot of talk about change on the political scene these days, and depending on where you sit on the political spectrum you’ve probably got some thoughts on whether that’s being delivered. But I’ve been thinking about a different … Continue reading
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The Key to Perseverance: Know What You Want
A few weeks ago, a friend asked me if I would climb if my boyfriend and I broke up. We’re not talking about breaking up, and I’m certainly not thinking about it. But my friend and I were talking about … Continue reading
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Be Brave: Write that Story, or Book, or Essay
Last March I received a phone call from someone I had met once around town. He had a rough draft of what he hoped would become a book about parenting, and the owner of the local bookstore suggested he give … Continue reading
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