James Matthew Barrie: Bring Sunshine
“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” James Matthew Barrie novelist & playwright creator of Peter Pan (1860-1937)
“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” James Matthew Barrie novelist & playwright creator of Peter Pan (1860-1937)
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. Mark Twain, writer & humorist (1835-1910)
Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination. Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951)
Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world. Ben Okri, poet and novelist born March 15, 1959
Every day “A.Word.A.Day” lands in my email inbox. Anu Garg and team produce this and other resources as part of Wordsmith.org: Wordsmith is a worldwide online community of people who share […]
Three-and-a-half months ago, I finished a year of making things. Guided by Noah Scalin’s wonderful book, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal, I succeeded in making something new. Every single day. For an […]
One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment. Hart Crane, poet (1899-1932)
That’s it. One last creation in a year of making things each and every day. I did it. Three-hundred-sixty-five straight days of thinking and doing and playing and sharing. […]
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Beyond the Edges How interesting, to stare at a tightly cropped photo and wonder. What was in the space beyond? Better yet, to imagine. What could be in the space […]
We are a blended family with six children, ages nine to nineteen. Every other weekend, we are all together—eight people under one roof. Jim and I live in our home always […]
“Work with bleach to make something by taking away color.” I applied a few letter stickers to a swatch of brightly colored fabric, then spritzed the whole lot with a 50/50 […]
“Use an internal organ as your inspiration today.” Home from a week-long business trip, reunited with my kids, I used today’s prompt as an excuse to play with letters while […]
Today’s order of business: make a city from whatever is on hand. I’m at a business dinner …
“Create the illusion that time has stopped and something or someone is frozen mid-action.” CLICK I have something to say. First, tip of pen must be set free. Thumb depresses button. […]