A workshop friend once told me he loved to hear my writing about Iowa. This surprised me because my Iowa writing feels so familiar and simple to me, as it’s all I knew growing up. Yet what feels common to our own experience is not common to someone else’s. I am reminded of the power of place in our writing and how much we can invite readers and listeners into those spaces through our words. Here are a couple of my recent Iowa writings, as well as one I loved (that happens to remind me of Iowa) from a workshop participant, Susan McChesney. Susan is also a beautiful visual artist and you can find some of her work at her website listed under her piece below. In the words of Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams. Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa.
Simple Scenes
Simple Scenes
Simple Scenes
A workshop friend once told me he loved to hear my writing about Iowa. This surprised me because my Iowa writing feels so familiar and simple to me, as it’s all I knew growing up. Yet what feels common to our own experience is not common to someone else’s. I am reminded of the power of place in our writing and how much we can invite readers and listeners into those spaces through our words. Here are a couple of my recent Iowa writings, as well as one I loved (that happens to remind me of Iowa) from a workshop participant, Susan McChesney. Susan is also a beautiful visual artist and you can find some of her work at her website listed under her piece below. In the words of Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams. Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa.