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Creativity in Saying Yes
I’m not fast on my feet. The perfect retort usually dawns on me a day or two late. So I greatly admire people who can wend their way through conversations in fast and furious fashion. Case in point....
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi created this tomato doodle. What sparks her imagination? How does she see what she sees? Look how easily she transforms a fruit into a creature. I chalk the doodle up to...
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Describe or Feel?
"The artist is not a man who describes, but a man who feels." ~E. E. Cummings Yes? No? Do tell. I gravitate toward feelers, probably because I am one. Often, people let you in on their natures. "I...
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The Benefits of Writing . . . Nothing
by Jay PrinceSince August 2012, I’ve been writing the manuscript for my first book. And here it is, two years later, and I’m still scribing. The project began as a journal to document my day-to-day...
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Forward Motion
We were tasked in “Sculpture 101” with creating a piece out of plaster of Paris and being able to talk about its message with the class. I made two window frames, each measuring three by four feet. I...
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Reach. With Awe.
Recently, when I arrived at the lab after a doctor’s appointment, I took my paper number from the dispenser and waited to be called. “Number five?” I sat down at the desk across from a young...
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Creation and Order. Yes.
So I was bouncing around on the Red Bird Chapbooks site and look what I found. "Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Poetry Manuscript: Some Ideas on Creation and Order," by Jeffrey Levine, editor in chief...
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So I'm at this gathering of writers last night. What we do to fulfill our creative streaks and what we do for money comes up in conversation. "When you need a copy editor, contact me," I said to a...
View ArticleBumper Sticker Thoughts
Put away all political leanings before you read this post. We’re talkin’ words here, not platforms. I’m pedaling around on two wheels the other day and spot this bumper sticker:Billionaires Can’t Buy...
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Language, Gangs, and Compassion
Dr. Desmond Patton is a professor studying story to understand the pain and grief experienced by gang members. Social media is giving him the opportunity to gather data rendered by language. Armed...
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