What is Your Storytelling Superpower?
First of all, I must apologize once again. It has been over a week since you’ve heard from me. I have a good excuse, really I do. My life has changed (read: things are crazy and chaotic) greatly in the past week, and I’ve been trying to catch up. Sometimes keeping up with the rest of my life is so difficult. It has been over a week since you’ve heard from me. I have a good excuse, really I do. My life has changed (read: things are crazy and chaotic) greatly in the past week, and I’ve been trying to catch up. Sometimes keeping up with the rest of my…
Life is Better in Bare Feet
Life certainly has its ups and downs. Lately, it seems, things have been more down than up. Some things are good, like the fact that spring seems to have arrived. Even in Northern Michigan, things are growing, and the sun is shining. Other things are not; like the amount of stress I’ve been feeling lately. As I’ve been following Gabriela and her DIY MFA, one of the things that she has talked about is Honoring My Reality. This statement in her manifesto, which can be read here. Through the ups and downs, I’ve tried to understand and implement this in my life. I’ve tried to honor my reality by saying…
Necessary Sparks
Why I Write I’ve been thinking a bit about sparks lately. Sparks that light fires. When I first met my husband, one of the first things he taught me was how to build a fire. Now, I was a Girl Scout and had been a camper for my whole life; I knew how to start a fire. Hubby showed me a better way. Fast and easy with the right pieces of dry wood were all it took to get me warm. Being warm was and is important to me. A spark was what it took to get the flame started. Sparks come in other forms too. Just the right spark…
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