Creativity… Did I Miss Anything? 5 Feb 20114 Feb 2011 When Billy Collins was the United States Poet Laureate, he encouraged schools to read a poem a day: no analysis, no writing assignments, only the pure nourishment of experiencing a…
Academic Writing… How to Get that Easy A 3 Feb 20113 Feb 2011 Show up. Show up on time, every time. Stay the whole time. Read the instructions. Listen to instructions. Try common sense. Be sober. Care for your health. Choose to learn.…
Completion… Day is done 2 Feb 2011 Day is done, gone the sun, from the lakes from the hills from the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh. That version of Taps is one of…
Endurance… Caught in a Sequence? 29 Jan 201129 Jan 2011 Sometimes there's something you want to say, but you can't figure out where to start. Or you plan to write--right after you toss in the laundry--right after you check the…
Blogging… A Slice of Sky 26 Jan 201126 Jan 2011 As soon as I discovered William Herschel's music and bio on KBAQ, I wanted to adopt the man as an honorary ancestor. William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel) professional musician and…
Blogging… Pause at the Threshold to Breathe 25 Jan 2011 You already know that my resolution for 2011 (besides this blogging challenge) is to BREATHE. To welcome support with that, I subscribed to the Chopra Center's 21-day Meditation Challenge. Today…
Blogging… Why Post Daily? 24 Jan 201121 Jan 2011 If you journal only sporadically, or monthly, or weekly, you're tempted to be significant or profound--or silent. I'd been at that for years when I heard a Sunday School teacher…
Change the World… “Divers Patter, Dabblers Explode” 22 Jan 201125 Jan 2011 I love this sign at a preserve: "Divers Patter, Dabblers Explode." These are ducks. The sign explains that Dabblers, such as wigeons, teals, pintails, shovelers, and mallards, have large wings…
Change the World… Friday Flick: Working or Receiving? 21 Jan 201127 Jan 2011 Are you too busy working at writing to receive the work? Here's what a number of writers have to say about their experiences. It's "The Writing Spirit" from AuthorMagazine.org. (This…
Change the World… “Good Job!” 20 Jan 201120 Jan 2011 In church last Sunday, my pianist son played a mellow duet improv with cellist friend Ken. It was gentle and healing, both worship and blessing. Usually, I listen as a…
Change the World… Paradoxes of Writing 15 Jan 201115 Jan 2011 Novelist Jennifer Hubbard says, "Sometimes the writing desk is a solace, an escape from tedium or pain in daily life. "Sometimes writing is a celebration. Sometimes it's a way to…
Brain… Friday Flick: Your Brain on Improv 14 Jan 201122 Jun 2011 Ever wonder why it feels so different to do something you've memorized rather than something you're making up on the fly? Ever notice that in certain activities you might do…
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