Why subscribe to Where Stories Grow?

Welcome to Where Stories Grow, my blog about writing, teaching, and creativity, all coming to you from my small backyard garden. Thanks for clicking and reading, and I hope you’ll subscribe for free and stick around. Follow me on my journey as an author, high school English teacher, and backyard gardener. Every time something inspires me, you’ll be the first to know.

1. Why now?

I launched this space because I want a place where I can write about my writing process, teaching, gardening, creativity, and future projects all in one spot. My author website felt too static for me to share my random thoughts as a creative person and educator. And social media is a dumpster fire. This is where I want to have those conversations. I’ve been a writer and public high school English teacher for over two decades, and I’d love to share my insights and give back to those communities.

2. Who are you? There’s two of us? Nice to meet you!

If you are a writer, teacher, gardener, deep thinker, etc. who wants to be inspired by the simple things in life, you’ve come to the right place. Or if you appreciate my writing and want to support my work, that too! I also swear sometimes, and if you don’t like that, this isn’t the right fucking place for you. Teachers need to vent, and the most creative, down-to-earth people I know swear a ton. Enjoy!

3. My posting schedule

I expect to post on Sunday mornings, so you’ll find Where Stories Grow in your inbox and can read it with your morning coffee. My teaching and writing schedule can get hectic (I’ll probably be writing about that), so I’m keeping this completely free to all subscribers until I get a handle on how often I can post. I’ll try to make it weekly if I can, but it seems to be seasonal at this point due to my teaching schedule. I really want this to feel like a place I can be open to explore random topics with you and it not become another job for me (I have enough of those).

4. How does gardening fit in?

I’ve been gardening for several years, and the inspiration and stress relief it has provided me as a creative person and teacher has been amazing. I’ll be sharing lots of gardening pictures from my small backyard during the spring and summer months since I garden in Massachusetts, zone 7a. More flowers than food so far, but I’m learning.

See you on Sundays!