Entries by Rebecca T. Dickson

I didn’t say anything

When I was nine, my mother combed my long dark locks into a side part and clipped them with a single metal barrette for picture day. I wore a turtleneck with a tiny red whale print and a matching red sweater. I carpooled with neighbors to a private all-girls Catholic school two towns away. The […]

Train your brain to write better

You train your muscles for strength, endurance and coordination. You can also train your brain to be more creative. Research proves the brain can build greater creativity with practice. In writing, that means letting go of the tired voice inside that says you can’t do it. Or don’t know what to say. Or might be […]