This piece was written near the beginning of the pandemic in response to an invitation from the Haliburton Highlands Arts Council.

A couple of weeks ago I sent out my fall newsletter and in it I titled the letter-y part of it “Thoughts about Accountability.”

The Big 5 of Writers’ Personality
How locating your sweet spot can make your writing practice less effortful and more joyous.

Many people who have come to Pyjama Writing over the last few months have also been startled to discover how these hours of communal silence add up to a significant word count.

Well, the first two full weeks of Pyjama Writing have passed and I’m still going strong. Judging by the emails and messages I’m getting, it’s been helpful for others as well.

For at least the first three months of 2021, I'm trying an experiment to make myself accountable...

When my beloved friend, Janis, was given her terminal diagnosis, the doctors said, "You probably...

Those are Pat's hands in the featured image above, doing the thing she inspired so many other...

If your gathering on Zoom is to be satisfying (whether business or social), somebody has to step up and organize it.

In normal times we have Molly Maid come to our house every two weeks on Wednesday mornings at...

I am not a social hugger.  If I like you, I don’t bend forward from the waist, place two tentative...

When I turned 60 I wanted two things. A party. And a tattoo. We did the party – a painting night...

writing together in place and time    By Susan Lynn Reynolds    This article appeared in the...

I have been meaning to send out this notice about what’s coming up in the next few months for the...

​ First published in “SURFACING” – the Arts magazine for Durham Region When I was first hired to...

In the summer of 2013 I was invited to do a TEDx Talk on “Shining the light on our Changing...

The AWA Method of Writing “Whether your purpose for writing is artistic expression, communication...

Showing Not Telling – how the Body Knows Writers studying their craft have it hammered into them:...

The bulge in the aging population has definitely triggered an interest in family history, evident...

First published in “Best of Life – Sept. 2007”To obtain a PDF copy of the published version of...