Have a Great Summer ~ And Don’t Forget to Write!

I am one day away from a self-imposed writing retreat to our Mt Carroll, IL house (it’s up for sale, by the way, in case you are looking for your own retreat) that will start with a writing weekend with two of my best writing buddies, Gail and Jana. (I just noticed that I have […]

Driving The Dream ~ Katey Schultz’s View From the Keyboard

Okay, so I know you all have had this dream: chuck most everything and then pack up your car with a few scraps of clothes, lots of books, journals, a gross of your favorite pens, gallons of water, a bottle of whiskey and your laptop. Then take off. Drive. Dream. Write. There are not many […]

Oh, Interlochen, I Miss You So ~ A Brief Summary of a Writers’ Retreat

How could it possibly have gone by so fast? Interlochen College of Creative Arts Writers’ Retreat of 2011 was four days full of writers reading, talking, writing, eating, imbibing, walking, sharing, sleeping (just a little,) listening, and yes, drawing. We are back at our house in Mt. Carroll, IL, and are happy for our own […]

Another Note From Interlochen

The Sound of the Trees By Robert Frost I wonder about the trees. Why do we wish to bear Forever the noise of these More than another noise So close to our dwelling place? We suffer them by the day Till we lose all measure of pace, And fixity in our joys, And acquire a […]

Writers’ Retreat | Interlochen Adult Arts Programs

See? This is what it looks like to write in Northern Michigan. Join us for the Interlochen Writers’ Retreat June 20 – 23, 2011. Philip Hartigan and I will be teaching Journal and Sketchbook. Workshops in Poetry, Fiction, and Memoir as well. Craft talks. Readings. Gatherings of like-minded writer folks. More info? Hit this link: Writers’ […]