Training Maeve. I want that deep river of understanding I see in my dog’s eyes when she’s relaxed, not those times she’s frantic and beyond me. I love that place in a novel when you write your characters so deeply the scenes flow. Do you see comparison between working with a dog and creative work?

Hello to all you writers who've been deep in a novel or poem over the December days, and into the new year for however long you can stay in this writer place. Don’t let me keep you. I just came up from that place to do life’s work, like bills, and say hello to the world. Joined blue sky tonight.