by Linden Gross | Sep 25, 2025 | Writing Life
After a summer of almost no wildfire smoke—a welcome reprieve after a number of bad ones—a fire way too close to neighboring Sisters and just 20 miles from Bend, coupled with another one 100 miles to the West, nailed us. If the wind was blowing smoke from the nearby...
by Linden Gross | Aug 14, 2025 | Writing Life
I had a full-circle moment last month. To understand, I need to provide you with a bit of my history. When I graduated from college, my plan was to become a schoolteacher and write during the summers. But I needed a break before continuing my education. So, I took a...
by Linden Gross | Jul 31, 2025 | Writing, Writing Life
A few months ago, my dear friend, Kathleen McDonough, invited me to join her in Cozumel. She had a day of pilates-related business in nearby Cancun (she’s an unparalleled physical therapist and nationally certified pilates instructor). So, she figured it made sense to...
by Linden Gross | Jun 26, 2025 | Writing Life
Earlier this summer, I had to write an obituary for one of my oldest and closest friends. The task was made even tougher because of our falling out during her final years of life. Sadly, her decision more than a decade ago to crawl into a bottle rather than wrestle...
by Linden Gross | Mar 13, 2025 | Writing Life
It was time. Despite family pressure, I decided to clip Moke, my almost 3-year-old English Cocker Spaniel, even if his fur wouldn’t be as silky soft. The call proved to be a good one. Not only was my already super cute pupper instantly cuter but I found a handful of...
by Linden Gross | Dec 12, 2024 | Writing Life
Tomorrow would have been my mom’s 97th birthday. While it’s unlikely that she would have lived that long, her death more than 20 years ago hasn’t gotten any easier to accept. I discovered just how true that is when I opened an old spiral notebook a...
