Of Quirks and Quasars
Toxic Wasters
There are toxic transactions, people, and patterns in our everyday lives that often seem to impede our growth and evolution as we make our way out on to the path to becoming. It isn't so much that we opted to invite this into our lives, but more in line with the fact...
Tricks Are Treats- The Heart of Character
What makes a character three-dimensional? Is there a secret recipe to bringing them to life on the page? I believe it's much like the folding and unfolding of the universe. Layers of a character can open portals to the known and unknown. Writers who spend much of...
On Finding Your Crea-ture
We are all made of Creation. Some even say we're the stuff of stars. But what's even more exciting to imagine is that we all have a unique Crea-ture living inside of us. These are beasts of every color, shape, and size. They only speak our individual creative tongue....
Kid-wisms “Creating is the Best Time You Can Have with Yourself.”
Every now and then I get a glimpse into the mind of a child. As I wrap up my 20th year teaching, I reflect on the moments I’ve captured in what I liken to the Golden Snitch of kid wisdom. All the magic wraps up with a little open-ended time and end of year provocation...
Re-articulating Change
Change is something we seem to approach as humans with fear, avoidance, and even disdain. It’s like something in us isn’t wired to accept it. Yet, it’s through the nature of change that we share in the human experience. Nature itself a study in change. What would a...
Where Trauma Sits – In the Bends
I am actively updating my Blog space each week and I welcome a visit and comments from readers anytime! Also, for more information on the story referenced in this post, Story Bends please visit us here. Recently, I had the privilege of...