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> Home Fiction Creative Nonfiction Nonfiction Books Ericka's Classes Consultation What Students Say Press About Ericka CV PODCASTS! Friendly Links Contact Ericka	Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it. -- Danny Kaye Talent is not talent until it is shared. -- fortune cookie wisdom Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. -- Katherine Mansfield Sometimes it's a long journey, navigating the sticky strands. You're safe now. Pour yourself a cool drink of water. Have a look around, take a breath, and stay a few moments. Find out a bit about my life as a writer, teacher, and writing coach. What's New? Red Diaper Dharma In this month's Red Diaper Dharma column "My Goddess Years?" I assess and reassess. "One of my favorite Roz Chast cartoons shows a woman in her forties or fifties wearing a flowing baggy dress with a wild hairstyle and clunky jewelry. The words read: Are you entering your "Goddess" years? Have you gotten heavily into herbal teas, especially the "soothing" varieties? Has your husband recently purchased an expensive sports car? What's with the hair? This cartoon makes me convulse with laughter and cringe with a bit too much recognition. Am I her? Am I that? Is she my future?" Read the rest of "My Goddess Years?" now ... ~ Wednesday Words Workshop Ongoing Wednesday evening writing workshop meets from 6:30-9:30 pm at a private home in Oakland, California. Includes writing exercises, freewrites, process work, and critique sessions. Email me for more information and to apply. ~ Now, also at Red Room: BLOG! and PODCASTS! Plus selected columns, stories, and interviews. Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living. -- Gustave Flaubert
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