Archive - Gina DeMillo Wagner

on the creative importance of scribbles, voice memos, random notebooks, and having spaces to unravel

May 27 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

April 2025

The books that helped me write my book

and some opportunities for us to connect in person this May and June

Apr 22 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

March 2025

Severance, Lost, trauma therapy, and reintegration

The work is mysterious and important

Mar 8 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

What is a literary salon? (and why you should attend one)

A brief history of creative salons, writing as resistance, plus a few writing prompts

Mar 2 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

February 2025

The opposite of a doomscroll

On remembering your dreams, cultivating hope, and making the unconscious conscious

Feb 6 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

January 2025

What vegan cheese taught me about memory

By adjusting to the loss of comfort foods, I strengthened my connection to my dead brother.

Jan 21 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

December 2024

I was a really cute baby. But that's not the whole story.

Dec 19, 2024 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

November 2024

Travel Tips for the Bereaved

I got the news that my brother died suddenly while I was in the Seattle airport.

Nov 10, 2024 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

October 2024

Writing a memoir is not the thing that heals you.

an essay that came from a FAQ

Oct 18, 2024 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

Small Acts of Rebellion

On pastries as pleasure and selfishness as self-care

Oct 4, 2024 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

September 2024

Sometimes an impulsive haircut is exactly what you need

The moment I walked out of my event at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe last month, I had the thought: I want to chop my hair. The urge felt primal…

Sep 12, 2024 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

August 2024

What frustrates you about writing?

How to get past the "never-enoughness" of it all

Aug 7, 2024 •

Gina DeMillo Wagner

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