I really did not want to read this book. I mean the author wrote Eat, Pray, Love for crying out loud! No, I did not actually read that book, but they made a movie out of it and cast Julia Roberts… Read More ›
Writing
The Cup Song
Today’s Quest2016 prompt from Seth Godin Who would miss me when I’m gone? I’m not gonna lie. I’ve often wondered who would show up at my funeral when I die. And I have a list of people I think would… Read More ›
Future Self
Tracking Wonder Quest # 4 is brought to us by Dr. Tina Seelig, faculty director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. She asks – What advice would your future self a year from now give you today? My response this… Read More ›
No Failure
This week I took on the challenge of envisioning a creative plan for 2016, by joining Tracking Wonder’s Quest 2016, and blogging to the prompts they post three times a week. Quest # 3 posed by author, educator, brand strategist,… Read More ›
Struck
When your sister drops your hand and reaches for the other the one who threw spitballs and ate your lunch When she says you may be exaggerating be kind, be fair And you know that “doing the right thing” will… Read More ›
Sun
What is the illusion banished by dawn? What is the night, what ethereal darkness, what fears, unsung jackdaws mocking eternal worry a private joke, khee khee khee, shrieking! And moon can only bathe and salve the bleed out, the daily… Read More ›
Still Writing: The Perils & Pleasures of a Creative Life ~ Dani Shapiro
I can’t remember now how I came upon this book. Probably a reference in a reference in a book I once read. Whatever the source, I decided to borrow it from the library rather than spring for the $9.99 on… Read More ›
Motherhood & Art: Uneasy Bedfellows?
Growing up, my mother told me I could be not only anything I wanted, but everything I wanted. This was good news to my 18-year-old self. It meant that I could be both an actor and a scientist, a lover… Read More ›