I Didn’t Choose Writing: Writing Chose Me

When the question, “When did you know you wanted to be a writer?” comes up at author events and conferences, as it often does, I lean forward, hoping to hear something different from the usual “Oh, I knew as soon as I could hold a crayon that I wanted to write down my stories!” I have yet to hear a successful author say, “Gosh, I didn’t know I wanted to be a writer till I was well into my 50s.”

Interview with Robyn Fisher, Runner Up in Q2 2021 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest

Three essays to get you thinking about ways to prepare for Mother's Day...especially if it's a difficult holiday for you, including a virtual workshop/event featuring these three writers. It's Mother (Yourself) Day.

Whether or not you still have your mother, and whether or not you are a mother, mothering ourselves isn't necessarily obvious or intuitive or demonstrated... that's why we've put together a 90 minute virtual workshop event to remind you about the mothering skills and practices we can all bring to our lives... in order be our best selves for everyone else.

Meet the author: After Robyn Fisher’s husband died of in 2017, she went on Pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago in Spain, sold her home of 25 years and finished her forthcoming memoir, You Remind Me Who I Am: A Memoir of True Love and Lewy Body Dementia. She’s a writer, blogger, and podcaster who writes about healing from loss, walking, hiking, and mid-life reinvention. She divides her time between the Pacific Northwest and Maui, and documents her mostly daily walks on Instagram.

I am honored to be included in the first season of Daring to Tell podcast!

Robyn Fisher, high school teacher, writer and musician turned caregiver for her dying husband, then later struggles to figure out what's next

Robyn tells us her heartbreaking story of caring for Bill, her husband and fellow musician who was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Afterward, she embarks on a physical and metaphorical journey to find herself and figure out her next step by walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

I am honored to be interviewed by Hope Cook on her inspiring podcast.

The Community Book Project: Celebrating 365 Days of Gratitude People from all walks of life join together in this thought-of-the-day collection of essays--one for every day of the year. This book brims with appreciation without crossing the line to sappy or too “woo-woo.” Instead, you will find evidence that harnessing the power of gratitude can be a life-changing force. Inside are stories about the things, people, circumstances, and events the contributors are grateful for. These “gratitude-in-real-life” stories are about more than the polite "thank you" we casually exchange every day. They're testimonials to the people and things we often take for granted. Join us in this growing movement of people from around the world who have committed to asking themselves this simple yet profound question every day of the week — what am I grateful for?

My essay, “The Relevant Grandmommy” is included on page 28.

After Robyn Fisher’s husband passed away in 2017, she went on Pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago in Spain, sold her home of 25 years and finished her forthcoming memoir, You Remind Me Who I Am: A Memoir of True Love and Lewy Body Dementia. Robyn currently lives in Olympia, Washington with her daughter, son-in-law and 3-year-old grandson.