Author: Dionna Griffin-Irons

Writing and improvising can be challenging for the novice and the established performer. Often, I refer to my top twenty reminders as an ongoing mantra (and self-tape in my head) to stay nimble, creative, and courageous in a workspace. Confidence is a muscle and a habitual practice that needs to be cultivated and whipped into [...]

At the beginning of summer, I wrapped up teaching a writing intensive to a dynamic group of talented writers. At the end of our session, we gathered for a potluck to celebrate our progress and the journey it takes to keep writing. On Juneteenth, I wrote a poem. May you be inspired in your own [...]

(-a repost from a writing class.) Dear Truth Writers, What a wonderful class we had last night. The laughs on your remote screens were contagious. Well, we are here - ready to take on a project of sorts - a commitment to writing with ourselves, nailing an idea of what our creative project can be [...]

Two years ago seems like ages ago, but somehow these lessons (found from an old blog post) remind me of what's important and still relevant in 2022. The past always leaves clues. ~Dionna Griffin-Irons I never realized that my hubby and I were doing "Drive-by Parenting" with our children until we spent 24 hours together. [...]