B fearless Over a weekend in September (9/18-21) I was fortunate enough to attend the Sawtooth Writing Retreat 17 miles outside of Ketchum, in central Idaho. When I first arrived on Thursday, the imposter that lives rent free in my head shouted, FLEE! I'm very grateful to say that I was able mute the imposter's voice and connected with writers, all in various places in their writing journeys. It was such a memorable experience! I participated in workshops lead by knowledgeable, published authors, attended a fascinating panel discussion about wildfires, and screwed up my courage to participate in open-mic night by reading an original creative work near and dear to my heart, It's Our Nature . The piece has bits of introspection mingled with humor, and I was overjoyed when people laughed in the appropriate places. I have been told my voice within the piece lends to its authenticity. (I will share this piece of creative writing another time.) My favorite part had to...