by Annaliese | Sep 30, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
So much, so much…and grateful for it all. If you knew the whole list of “muches” right now, you might be questioning my sanity using the word “grateful.” But I am! I’ve learned over this long life that even when difficulties plunk on your path, they...
by Annaliese | Aug 21, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
I’ve never had so many readings lined up at once, a surfeit of words and possibilities. And now, too, I’m in the midst of doors opening and able to look at people sitting right in front of me. If I were a musician, it would be like a Lincoln Center or Jazz Standard...
by Annaliese | Jul 14, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
Owlsboro Road, my road in Mt. Chase, Maine Going through old papers, I find that I’ve written so much. So much more than I ever thought. Some of it was published (really, I wrote all that for Maine Times, for Maine Public, for this and that and that!?). But most of it...
by Annaliese | May 22, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
The anthology Breaking Bread is finally out—well, almost. The official release date from Beacon Press is 5/24. But I already have my contributor copies. It’s a beautiful book, physically and storily (which is definitely a word I just made up). So much gratitude to...
by Annaliese | Apr 11, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Writing Blog
POETS/SPEAK! 2022 is Tuesday, 4/12, @ 4:30 p.m. An hour of 10 poets. I’m the first reader! Obviously none of us read for long so if tuning in to hear me, don’t let time get away from you. The theme is invention & renewal, which can be seen/held/felt in...
by Annaliese | Feb 5, 2022 | PRESENCE: Designs for Living, Uncategorized, Writing Blog
For years I had the privilege of having monthly conversations with incredible people creating work (visual, literary, dance, music) that expands and deepens this world we live in. Everyone approaches their work differently, some with that intention, others not. It...