Category Archives: Thoughts

Another Chance: AWP 2016-Los Angeles

Posted on March 31, 2016 by DMW

Last year was my first experience with AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) and its annual conference. In some ways it was wonderful, but in all of those ways – it really didn’t have anything to do with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Events, Thoughts, Writers, Writing | Tagged “second chance”, access, ada, americans with disabilities act, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, AWP, bullying, conference, disabilities, discrimination, equality, inclusion, Kate Gale, open letter, open mind, progress | Leave a comment

LA – Here We Come!

Posted on March 29, 2016 by DMW

I am so excited! And nervous, but mostly excited. I left Los Angeles almost eight years ago. And I never thought I would ever go back, with good reason. But now there is a conference and to be honest the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, home, Journal, Life, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts, travel | Tagged closure, college, friends, going home, graduate school, Los Angeles, past, reconnecting | Leave a comment

The Supreme Court Controversy: Everyone Could Do A Lot Worse, And Why Is The “Last Year” Even An Issue

Posted on March 24, 2016 by DMW

By now I think everyone has at least heard of the uproar, fighting or goings-on surrounding the unexpected vacancy in the highest court of the land, The Supreme Court. Basically, no one on either side of the fence expected Justice … Continue reading →

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The Return

Posted on March 21, 2016 by DMW

It was early in the morning, just after 5:00, on October 12, 2008, when I said goodbye to Los Angeles, and the last two plus years of my life. I didn’t want to leave, but I needed to leave. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, home, Journal, Life, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts, travel | Tagged "mental health", abuse, abusive relationship, adulting, closure, college, danger, double life, fear, friends, going home, graduate school, healthy choices, Los Angeles, Nebraska, need versus want, past, reckoning, risk | Leave a comment

This Health Kick…

Posted on March 14, 2016 by DMW

“Am I doing the right thing?” I asked my husband on January 2, 2016. The right thing being, logging everything I eat into Fitbit and monitor my total caloric intake and just how much fat I was consuming. “I give … Continue reading →