found-art tuesday : how you see me.
“There is nothing more artistic than to love others.” -Vincent van Gogh I have started doing readings in homeless shelters. I want to do this work in the world. If you’re alive, you’re creative. If you make art, you find and define who you are in the process. Life is …
simple action saturday : smile
Everyone smiles in the same language. Reach across the divide, smile.
thinking thursday.
mind :: my brain and yours Writing about writing. I really love these images of little horizon, big sky. And, of course, the color green in the history of squares. We mustn't forget that. Ruth Draper invented the stand-up monologue. (Just ask Lily Tomlin) learning :: my education and yours …
poetry wednesday : to see this clearly
to see this clearly I am no magic trick, no doer of miracles, no water walker. I am no architect of glory, no layer-on of hands, no angel wing. I am no weaver of gold, no mythmaker, no parachute artist. I am no halo of stillness in a downpour. I …
life is complex, not complicated.
The death that sparked the beginning of this blog happened in just 37 days. Such a short time frame. So short that it left no time for regret for things undone. It changed my life. I wanted to create a life in my own voice, one that was full and …
write a hope note (or 5) today.
You know how much I love snail mail. And helping people in need with a touch of thoughtfulness and love. I really love this project. And I want you to love it too. I want all you writers and artists to help flood this post office box (address below) with …
happy father’s day to all those who would swim as far as was needed in any storm.
This is my 30th Father's Day without my father. For him, this poem. This perfect father's day poem. A poem that reminds me not only of Daddy–swimming as far as was needed–but also of Mr Brilliant, a brilliant father with a heart as big as the ocean, a man who …
Consider this : it is within your hands.
Dear Emma, There was a famous Rabbi who lived in a small village. The Rabbi was known for having the right answers to all the questions in the world. Many people from all over the shire came to the small village in order to get the good advice of the …
thinking thursday.
mind :: my brain and yours Alone, with words. "There is too much talk about the literary marketplace, the cultural marketplace, and the marketplace of ideas. We need to remember that a book—or a painting or a piece of music—begins as the product of an individual imagination, and can retain …
poetry wednesday : let your life be a poem
I was immediately struck by the poetry in this obituary of a young man who never spoke a word and yet had such an influence in his short 16 years on earth. And so, for this poetry wednesday, a life poem (with thanks to Suzanne Deal-Fitzgerald for pointing me to …
