Category Archives: Send Out Ripples
Everyday Ordinary Extraordinary Writing
I was doing some adjusting to the site again yesterday. (I know: again. Still, this time I think I am there. There being where I want and need to be, for just now.) This morning feedburner sent me a post from the site, to my inbox (perhaps you got it too). It was from September […]
Emotional Contagion
If writing can be emotionally contagious, what kind of (positive) emotional states can be evoked through words and what are you passing on?
The Nature of Dreaming
Dreaming about a kinder, more compassionate world, where poetry floats freely & writing helps us to live with greater kindness & compassion.
Leaving Room For Our Own Quiet Voices
A wish for us to find ways and means to leave room for quiet, human voices in amongst the blogging noise and haste.
If I Were in Charge of the World
If I were in charge of the world, tiny scribbled notes would be left under pillows, just fragments of poems in the middle of the night, like a poetry tooth fairy, swapping poems for pain.
A prose poem from the starting prompt ‘If I were in charge of the world..’
Your Words are Art
The gift of just the right words at just the right time. Thoughts on claiming your space as an artist.
A Simple Guide to Writing with Gratitude
A few tips on how to approach writing with gratitude.
Even If You Don't Know It
You are having an effect on people, even if you don’t know it. People may write you months after an article went up, and tell you that your words are taped to the fridge for encouragement, or that they read your piece at a banquet to a round of applause. One line – honesty delivered, […]
Art that Matters
Quote from Seth Godin on art that matters.
Essential Art
Why creativity matters: not just for art but for life.
