The Balinese Garden
I visited the Balinese Garden in July to catch up with friends, the sun, my own heart. There’s a repression and a liberation to the order that others impose.
Frazzle
Frazzle is a character I’ve been living with for many years and especially through this creative process. I 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
I’m Sorry
Sometimes we seem to be swept up in an epidemic of apology. And yet, many apologies are abusive, retaliatory, arrogant–anything but sincere. What do we do about those people?
Father
Father was one of the first Big Words I took on and I’ve been at it for almost two years on and off. It’s a big big word and it’s been a valuable contemplation. If you remember the earlier post you’ll know this has changed quite a bit.
Ice Cream Musings
Did you know it’s National Ice Cream Month? And what a month! What a substance! So I’m sharing my ice-cream recollections with you. (In Print has the text version of this piece.) You can hear more about my adventures with fresh peach ice cream at Vacation.
Inky Learning
All nighters weren’t just a college fad for me. I learned to learn in the quiet of the night. Lot’s of these concepts shift a bit as we grow older. Nobody warned us…or did they?
Mensch
…a person of integrity and honor. Wading further into computer dating.
In This Room
There’s nothing new about recognizing the value of my workspace. But it’s reassuring and affirming to put the distractors in their place and celebrate the muses I find there.
Vacation
Vacation…. It’s a word full of expectations, delights, new experiences, satisfaction, planning, speed, languor, surprise, discovery, disappointment, and yes, even stress. I’ll be performing this as part of Big Words, for a September debut.
Divorce
It seems like a common word until it starts to describe your life.