Entries by Rebecca T. Dickson

Give your writing a boost this summer

The kids are about to be released from school. Losing your mind yet? Believe me, I know the feeling. (Counts, one… two… Wait, that’s not my kid running around my house.) It’s time to reclaim a piece of your summer before it’s over. Specifically, one hour of love and devotion (suntan lotion?) for your words. […]

She didn’t make excuses. Neither should you.

Maya Angelou, a poet laureate with something like 30 honorary doctoral degrees, probably had a wicked bucket list. In the wake of her death, her name is trending across social media, proving writers and poets alike can be household names. People I didn’t know as readers posted about her today, making me realize how incredible […]