Wild Horses Running Free: Sarah Lovett Workshop 4

Powerful stallion running freely outdoors

After taking Sarah Lovett’s workshop, I’m trying a new way of working, with just me, my inspiration and my courage at the center of it all. Write like this Write a scene as it comes. . . . Then spin off from that to interactions between characters I need to explore, or who will answer questions…

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Coming of Age

Abandoned rural house exterior view

Old British coffee warehouse in Gambela I’ve noticed, as you may have, that, when I speak of my early time in Gambela, I speak also of Coming of Age. Obviously, these two are linked, and important, in my mind. I thought I should try to explain to you—and to me—why. I went to Gambela, Ethiopia—a…

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