What will you miss?
In 2012 I read Nora Ephron’s I Remember Nothing—a funny and touching book of reflections by a woman who wrote, directed, and produced films that are so a part of […]
Category Archives: Being Creative
Right Angle
Day 350 post: Unique Camera Angle questing for the perfect shot photographer drops down to a squat bestowing unusual scale and power with an upward view of a delicate flower
Distant
Day 349 prompt: Distant eyes fixed on nothing you notice me staring assume I am distant detached and uncaring what seems like desertion or sitting there blind is actually abundance of […]
What happy action could you take for just 99 days?
Hey there, WordPress friends and followers! I invite you to join me in a 99-day adventure. What happy action could you take every day for 99 days in 2013? Imagine […]
Join Me for 99 Days of Practice in 2013
Would you like to change a habit, start a hobby, or build a discipline? I’m gearing up for a new challenge in 2013, and I invite you to take part. […]
Anais Nin
My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living. Anais Nin
It’s Simple
Day 287 prompt: Simple/Minimalism The simple life I’d like to lead Would give me ample time to read From written works of every sort: Books, blogs, labels, signs, reports, Newsy papers, […]
The Unexpected
Day 282 prompt: Creative in the shower on a walk stop and go traffic listening to Bach waking up slowly slicing a pear flossing your teeth updating software sorting odd socks […]
Garden | Paul’s Vision
Paul, our wood carving brother, brought thought and ideas to our discussion of the prompt “garden.” “When I think about garden and my carving, I go right to a Grinling […]
Garden | Norma’s Words
Garden Gift My parents gave me a garden. The plot by the door of daily passage Became my floral cutting bed. My parents bought me books, Containers, Floral frogs and […]
Garden | Beth’s Essay
When I was a little girl, we had a huge garden just west of the front yard. It felt, to me, as big as a football field. Probably it was […]
Anatole France
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them. Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
Sunrise | Norma’s New Day
Approaching the topic of “sunrise,” Norma planned to do something calm and beautiful. “And that’s not what it came out to be at all,” she said. To create the piece at […]
Sunrise | Paul’s Sketch and Thoughts
When we met to discuss “sunrise,” Paul brought the sketch below. It’s his recollection of a design he saw on a feed sack — something we once had in abundance. […]
Thornton Wilder
If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good. Thornton Wilder, writer (1897-1975)
Beth Nyland 