I’m packing my suitcase tonight to fly up to Rye, NY, and then I’ll head back to our home in Washington state.  While in Rye, I’ll speak to the group of young writers who are attending a week-long, intensive workshop as winners of Guideposts’ annual writing contest.  It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was one of those eager young writers so anxious to see my stories in print.  I hope to offer them encouragement and inspiration and show them that it really is possible for our dreams to come true.