It is dark. It is provocative. Under the gothic vision laid out by Burton…I found it to be hopeful. I went to see Disney’s Alice in Wonderland as directed by Tim Burton . ( http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/aliceinwonderland/ )
Disney’s Alice In Wonderland (2010) Cool Trailer! – The best video clips are right here
I have come to expect the macabre and [...]
Filed under: art, relationships, wonder, writing on March 7th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I don’t often repost someone else’s articles, but this article intrigued me. So I’m sharing it for all moms who surf, blog, tweet, Facebook it, myspace it, or in general use the web to stay connected or get connected. The web community is amazing because of it’s access to so many globally. If you’ve [...]
Filed under: hobby, humor, kids, life, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on November 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I found this link and loved the article on Anne Rice. I must admit I haven’t read many of her vampire novels. I’m just not a horror buff, but I know many who have. And I do respect her work as an author. I think the article speaks for itself. I applaud Speakeasy Magazine of [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, wonder, writing on October 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Lauren Myracle wrote a book about 5th graders. She included some characters that some would consider to be controversal. Scholastics publishers (whom I have greatly respected in the past) intially planned to pull the book because of these characters and some slang.
Here are the links with details:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/10/28/scholastic-book-lgbt/
http://onourmindsatscholastic.blogspot.com/2009/10/news-regarding-lauren-myracles-luv-ya.html
http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/scholastic_reverses_decision_to_exclude_gay_friendly_book_from_fairs
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=talkbackCommentsFull&talk_back_header_id=6630620&articleid=CA6703349
http://www.abramsbooks.com/luvyabunches/code/index1.html
http://laurenmyracle.com/blog.html
The author is a NYTimes best seller. I know [...]
Filed under: art, life, politics, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on October 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This impressed me so much. Kris Delmhorst’s ‘Yellow Brick Road’ (album Five Stories [2001]).
I’m off to see the wizard in his castle on the hill
And I never once have known him and I do not know him still
Because his face it is magnificent but you’ll never see his hands
And the way he throws his [...]
Filed under: art, life, music, poetry, wonder, writing on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
I am trying to once again plant my writing feet. Times of crisis kind of kill creativity. It takes energy to create like it takes energy to give birth. There was little energy in me. There still is a rather limited supply. I know that there are people concerned and moved deeply because of [...]
Filed under: life, relationships, writing on August 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As a writer, I have mulled this concept over. As a young college age adult this concept wandered through my grey matter one summer as I worked at a camp. I was provoked by this idea as an adult when I read Robert Cole’s book, The Call of Stories. I still visit and revisit this [...]
Filed under: art, life, music, writing on March 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Let’s Wrap It Up….
Current mood: artistic
Category: Writing and Poetry
“How can someone go from being so important in your life to this in a matter of days? You’re just going to let the phone ring? I thought you guys were close?” he poked at the fire with the fireplace shovel as [...]
Filed under: relating well, short story, writing on December 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
New quotes about artists and mood swings … Current mood: cooky/wacky Category: Writing and Poetry
These are somehow comforting to me… or at least a confirmation that I’m not squirrel bait….
“That terrible mood of depression of whether it’s any good or not is what is known as The Artist’s Reward.” – Ernest [...]
Filed under: art, life, writing on December 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
Monday, September 01, 2008
In Memorium 09-06-07
Category: Life
I can’t remember the first time that I read anything by Madeleine L’Engle. But I would imagine that it was A Wrinkle in Time like most people. I do however remember vividly when I fell in love with Madeleine L’Engle’s writing. I read that same book aloud [...]
Filed under: Christianity, art, hobby, life, nature, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on September 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
