Why are the people in charge of our society right now so afraid of history? And in being so afraid, have become dismissive of the importance of history as a continuum of events in succession leading from the past to the present and into the future. To my mind, the...
our stories, ourselves
Letting Go
Growing up in Manhattan, you don’t necessarily do things the way most people do. You don’t, for instance, learn how to drive by the time you’re 16. But you do learn how to trick-or-treat in apartment buildings and how to travel an intricate subway system. You don’t...
RED
"If you can't make it good, make it big. And if you can't make it big, make it red." -- Rob Roy Kelly, Graphic Designer, 1925-2004 During most of my childhood, I was all about navy blue--from my bed linens to my school uniform (including the knee socks!). And...
Constellations
Upon meeting him for the first time, an artist whom I have come to greatly admire and respect said to me that his constellation had gotten brighter because my star was now in his galaxy. I have never forgotten the impact his gracious remark had on me. How remarkable...
Coming Home
Over the past few years, I have been making a journey home. I don't mean coming home after a day at the office, or coming home after being away on vacation or a business trip. I mean going home as in finding my way through my past and through life in order to find out...
Today’s the day!
Today's the day I start to blog. To write. To write AGAIN...to renew and refresh my own writing skills after having spent the better part of the last twenty-five years helping other writers to write. Now, I look inward to help myself to write...and see what happens.