House at Rest

On Recollection and the Writer

I run a Mastermind group for Catholic writers called Vocare. Twice a month, we gather to plan, prioritize, debrief, and offer each other perspective. It’s glorious. (I encourage you never to undertake this—by its nature, very solitary vocation—without some kind of support.)

One writer recently mentioned, as she recounted her “successes” of the weeks pri…