2 events in NYC. (And 1 is free.)
Published: Fri, 04/05/19
Hey! I hope you've had a beautiful week. This is a quick note to let you know that I'm doing 2 events in the NYC area. They're both happening in…
Alexandra Franzen
Want to hire me? [4 options - inside]
Published: Mon, 03/04/19
Hey! It's Ale . As you might (or might not) know, in addition to writing books, writing this newsletter, running The Tiny Press (a division of Mango…
This is how it all begins.
Published: Sun, 02/24/19
Robert's class was beginning in just a few hours. He'd been optimistically hoping around forty students would enroll. This did not happen. He had…
But what if nobody shows up?
Published: Wed, 02/20/19
It was the night of my si teenth birthday. I was throwing myself a party. And I was terrified that nobody would show up. I was a quiet, painfully shy…
A workshop in March.
Published: Mon, 02/04/19
Hey! Just a quick note to let you know... I'm teaching a workshop in March and it's all about how to write a tiny book—which is a short book that's 30…
Time, action, and bagels.
Published: Fri, 02/01/19
I know a woman named Christina. She married a wonderful man, earned several university degrees, and built a satisfying career. The present was joyful…
Tiny announcement.
Published: Wed, 01/30/19
Eight years ago, I walked into the Wilde Café in Minneapolis, where I lived at the time. It was a chilly Midwestern morning. Ice sparkling on the…
The Hawaii Retreat. June 2019. January 2020.
Published: Thu, 01/24/19
THE HAWAII RETREAT 7 days. 7 nights. Time to breathe, recharge, write, and create. Is there a project that’s been tugging at your heart? Maybe it’s a…
Get in the water.
Published: Thu, 01/24/19
Every time I stand near the ocean, there's a debate between my hut (that's what I call my heart + gut) and my brain. "Get in the water," says my hut.
Now, there is more than before.
Published: Fri, 01/18/19
“When the eruption began,” Kanani told us, gesturing towards the distant volcano. “It was old lava, not fresh. Very old. Heavy, thick, viscous. Lava…