by Ann Garvin | Jan 31, 2023 | Advocacy, Feel Better Little-by-Little |
I Got Fired. I Got Fired Click To Tweet This is not a new story, but it is a true story. Several years ago, I blissfully, joyfully, dream-come-true-fully-taught creative writing in a Master of Fine Arts program in New Hampshire and I got fired. Unceremoniously and...
by Ann Garvin | Jan 8, 2023 | Feel Better Little-by-Little |
I want people to feel better about being human. I just do. Being human is untidy—we’re inconsistent, moody, and, depending on the day, a little too gassy. And sometimes, we can’t keep any of that to ourselves. All of this can lead to embarrassment and sometimes shame,...
by Ann Garvin | Nov 28, 2021 | Feel Better Little-by-Little, Love, life, & Living, Uncategorized |
A Gentle Story Not a Sexy Story I wish this was a sexy story about sexy things but it is not. Writing, binging sleep, and doing it all again the next day is decidedly not sexy. And, it’s a bit isolating if I’m honest. Daylight savings, cold weather,...
by Ann Garvin | Oct 28, 2021 | Feel Better Little-by-Little, Love, life, & Living |
Here’s a story I don’t tell very often, but it’s time. Hear me out, you’ll see why at the end. Click for the background Soundtrack here I’m six years old and it’s Christmas morning. The gifts have been opened. My father is sitting...
by Ann Garvin | Jun 16, 2021 | Feel Better Little-by-Little, Love, life, & Living |
One way to love your *body (even when it’s tough. Some of you have found a way. This is for those whose body-love wavers occasionally. Especially in the summer when the shorts come out. I have a strategy for self-love because I find it difficult at times to be...
by Ann Garvin | Jan 17, 2021 | Feel Better Little-by-Little, Writing and Publishing |
Revision. Oh my God, Revision. Say it with me: Revision. Let’s get right to it because that’s the first lesson in revision. You have to edit your writing. And you can’t write anything worth reading without it. Let’s get right to it because...
