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The Man of Now – video poem
This is a reflection on the masculine/feminine balance in men AND women So off we creep with a crash and carry, nimble-footed plan, not exactly finding the willing, perfect man who can join the women wanting wishful, wise results, the males are too much sinking in...
MY Afghanistan
Savor a glimpse of pre-9/11 Afghanistan, a land of human warmth, harsh beauty, passion, rich culture and humor that completely captured my imagination as an adventuring 25 year old in 1970. Background: In the early 1970’s young people flocked in all sorts of...
Stop Trying To Bend Life To Our Will
A Timely Reminder from the Persian Mystic, Rumi. I’m sharing this page from Alana Fairchild’s “RUMI ORACLE” because it so eloquently expresses what I feel many of us are learning--the necessity to allow life to live the journey rather than trying to bend it...
Why Play is Powerful
It’s been a long journey from multiple sclerosis to writing articles about the power and joy of play. Light-heartedness was beyond imagination in those dark days when I could barely trudge up my front steps, felt isolated in my confusion and fear, and grieved the...
Moving house? Sing this song.
Lots of house moves inspired my parody song. If you're moving house, I'm sure you'll relate and you, too, can sing it to the tune of "My Favorite Things". Moving House - "My Favorite Things" Rooms full of boxes and wide ranging clutter All that I do makes it worse...
Written in the Stars: Interview in Sunshine Coast’s My Weekly Preview, September 2016
Interview in Sunshine Coast: My Weekly Preview, September 2016
Origins of Rambunctious Writing
"Will a Rambunctious Writing Workshop be suitable for my unique needs and background?" people ask. Absolutely! No Question! Guaranteed! No matter whether you've got a formal, spattered or non-existent writing background. When we forsake the learned, formulaic ways,...