Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewFlourishing in Creativity’s Gift Economy — Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewA few years ago I submitted an essay to an anthology of queer Minnesotan writing. I called it “Wearing Bi-Focals” because it explored…Mar 19Mar 19
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewWriting in the Cloud of Privacy & Unknowing — Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewPerhaps because my first big writing project gave me room to articulate my sexual longings, come out bisexual, and figure out the…Jan 16Jan 16
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewIn Praise of Writing Community-And Fancy Cheese — Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewTwenty-five years ago, I met a woman in the Loft mentor series whose feedback was superb and whose prose I adored. When she mentioned her…Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewCherishing the Measureless — Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewAs I write, Gwyn’s at the piano practicing a Beethoven Sonata, repeating trills, stumbling on scales, figuring out fingering. Distracting…Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewPlunge Into Fall — Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewThis July, my fourteen-year-old daughter, who’s bug- and sun-adverse, who is obsessed with fancy hotels and delights in a mug that…Aug 5, 2023Aug 5, 2023
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewAll Gift — Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewThese glorious summer mornings, I grab my cereal bowl and head out first thing for garden strawberries, blueberries, and, dripping from…Jul 8, 2023Jul 8, 2023
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewThe Rough Draft Self — Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewFor how many years now-twenty? thirty?-I’ve quoted Anne Lamott’s snarky bit of writing advice, gleaned from Bird By Bird: “You’ve got to…Jun 3, 2023Jun 3, 2023
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewRepaint! Repent! Revise!“Repaint! The time is at hand!”Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewAdding To The Universe’s OrderAnnie Dillard’s said a “complete novel in a trunk in the attic is an order added to the sum of the universe’s order.”Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Elizabeth Jarrett AndrewWriters, This Is Our Moment.“This is precisely the time when artists go to work — not when everything is fine, but in times of dread. That’s our job! … “Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
