Sunrise in Penn Cove
It’s been too long since I’ve been able to post – but it’s great to be back.
Have recently been attending my creative writing MFA residency on Whidbey Island and it’s terrific for finding muse in the moment. There were some fabulous guest speakers in attendance – like literary agents Regina Brooks and Elizabeth Wales and writers Bob Mayer, Craig English, George Shannon, Melissa Hart and poets Kelli Russell Agodon and Tess Gallagher as well as jack-of-all-trades, Lori A. May – that my head is spinning. I filled an entire spiral notebook with the scribbles and scratches from their collective shared bits of wisdom. So much to take in, in such a condensed time frame. But it’s an experience I’ve had the fortune to share with my other MFA students for the last few years. Hard to imagine that, as long as I finish my thesis (big wish with that one!), there is only one more residency for me to experience. It’s going to be so hard to say good-bye…
So I won’t think of that now. For now I’ll enjoy the bald eagles that have formed a nest not far from my bedroom; I’ll relish the lapping surf as I take my morning jog around Penn Cove; I’ll savor the seal that decided to pop his head above the surface in the early morning hours as my friend and I sipped our morning coffee.
The above photo is another friend, kayaking her way to class at the Captain Whidbey Inn, paddling her way toward the sunrise. It’s a moment captured on digital that I can use to reflect as I continue to plow my way through this thesis novel.
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