First Steps Toward Becoming Heroic will help you become the person of your dreams, achieve worthwhile goals, and positively influence those around you. For those who are serious about changing their lives, contributing to their communities, and making the world a better place, this book will help …

On my mother’s 82nd birthday, I gave her a cookbook with 82 of her family recipes.

She cried for joy.

In addition to being a great cook, my mother is also an excellent artist, and throughout the cookbook I included not only pictures from her life, but also samples of her artwork.

Nutrition fads may …

I’ve written before about how to choose an MFA writing program, as well as how to get the most out of a writing workshop. I’ve even written about how to just get started writing.

What I want to do here is sketch what it is like to attend a Stonecoast residency, which happens for 10 days at the start …