I’ve lived uneasily with Frazzle for years and finally found out his name when I was listening to Lotte Streisinger—potter, printmaker and author—reading from her recent book on the creative process. (The Potter and the Muse, 2006, Kalliope Press, available at The Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland.) Frazzle, you little devil you. Yes I’m [...]
These are four stories I wrote after I ran across a contest for stories of 100 words or fewer. It seemed like a crazy idea at first but I came to like trying to tell a story in this format. So did others. Click here to find the winners and think about the next contest [...]
A freak snowstorm might be just what we needed to slow down and breathe.
… hair piled into 1970’s prom limos, false lashes, pink clown cheeks, red lipstick and tutti frutti tonga nail polish. Our eyes fasten to our director’s trusted hands as we inhale to sing sweet songs from another century to detail-crazed judges and appreciative fans of the genre, wanna be’s, shleppers and shleppees.
Passover is a reminder to renew the search for freedom in the world and in our own hearts.
It’s time to crawl out of the darkness and into the daffodils and camellias. Maintenance seems too dominant way of life–perhaps there’s a more creative horizon.
In the world of self-help, failure-to-dream seems almost unimaginable. But for some of us, this got squeezed out early.