Writing by Maria Rodgers O’Rourke

We love lyrics in our house. Over Saturday breakfast, my husband Steve puzzled over Toto’s “Africa” — especially the wild dogs’ “solitary company.” Steve can spot a contradiction a mile away. We mused about the oxymoron, and came up with this: The wild dogs cry out in the night, as they grow restless, longing for…

A Haven-prompted playlist Laura Munson, Queen of Haven Writing Retreats, asked me to create a playlist for writers. I’ve trekked to Montana three times for Laura’s writing retreat/workshop, and each experience transformed my writer self, and we got a song out of it, too! This playlist is a hodgepodge of Laura’s Haven favs, songs from…