work zone

work zone

By Elizabeth Page Shepley power inour voicesrememberingwho we areas we figure it outfunction without nourishmentdoes not equal successwe get to choosewhat we givewhat we shareof who we arewe are safewhen we are nourishedwe can nourishwhen we are safeself-care is...
Henry Miller Inspired Work Schedule

Henry Miller Inspired Work Schedule

Last year my friend and colleague Marcella de Tapia shared Henry Miller’s Work Schedule from 1932 with me, and we decided to take this as a prompt to create our own Work Schedule. Work ScheduleDecember 2021- December 2022For Elizabeth Shepley COMMANDMENTS Write...
New Rules for my Creative Game

New Rules for my Creative Game

Keep it simple. So simple, the explanation requires only a few words. Let it be easy. Easier still. Open the door to invite the Muse. Actually, post a sign out front that says “All Muses welcome here.” The more the merrier. Relish in the merriment. Make marks with...

Detective Work

I’ve been busy making lists. Lots of lists. Need to do lists and don’t forget lists and follow up on that lists and grocery lists and lists with lots of potential. I spend the time capturing these things like little lightening bugs and trapping them into the...
Permission for that WIP to R.I.P.

Permission for that WIP to R.I.P.

Every Sunday members of Nina Hart’s Writing Playhouse gather up smack in the middle of the afternoon to devote one glorious hour to our writing. At the beginning of each month, she invites us writers to share any intentions we have for our writing lives for the weeks...
words get sticky

words get sticky

Like many in late 2020, I found myself in virtual spaces learning new things and joined a low-stakes zen doodling program. I sat mindfully making marks on the page when I was ripped from my zen as the facilitator demonstrated a specific technique chasing it with “See?...