by Willamette Sutta | Oct 15, 2026 | Author Note
I don’t like change. It grates and disrupts, like sand. Once I’ve established a good routine, I am happy to continue in it forever. It’s comfortable and predictable. What’s not to like? But I’ve been learning that perhaps comfort isn’t the highest end in life. Change...
by Willamette Sutta | Sep 9, 2026 | Author Note
When I first aspired to write a novel, I never questioned that it must be in the first-person POV. With the certainty of a 14-year-old, I plotted innumerable scenes where my unerring perspective brimmed with the depth and insight that all readers longed to experience....
by Willamette Sutta | Aug 6, 2026 | Author Note
Having gone to college in a town where the greatest attraction was a Mobil gas station, I learned not to limit my friends to those in my class. Thus, I recently attended the 35-year reunion for the class that was a year behind me. It exceeded my expectations, and I...
by Willamette Sutta | Apr 9, 2026 | Author Note
I’s April, and we’ve got fools on our minds. Yet, I’ve been ruminating about these fellows long before the first of this month. At the start of my freshman year in college, a long time ago, the professor in my General English class gave us an assignment to write a...
by Willamette Sutta | Mar 9, 2026 | Author Note
I’ve heard it said that reading fantasy helps us escape the harshness of reality, giving us a refreshing break. I agree it is enticing to immerse myself in an alternate reality full of thrilling action and likable characters who share their lives with me. But I do not...
by Willamette Sutta | Jan 12, 2026 | Author Note
The new year is a time for reflection as well as resolution. As I think on the obstacles to my writing career, I have to go back to the beginning. An Inauspicious Start I walked into the narrow New York City apartment, still in a daze from the long plane ride. My...
