celebrating a rejection
I saw a play recently that was absolutely lousy. Lousy. A friend of mine had auditioned for it a few months before and had been rejected. She had found this…
turning chewing gum into a fried egg
This is a bit of chewing gum painted to look like a fried egg. I love the whimsy of it, and the artist, Ben Wilson has come to be known…
gazing at or out the window
My 92-year-old friend doesn't get this whole computer thing. I can be actively typing or reading something on the screen, and she'll start telling me a story or asking me…
undulatio, undulationis, f., noun, or what you can’t see
This is me (well, the tips of my shoes anyway) sitting on the cliffs at South Point on the Big Island – the southernmost tip of the island (and the…
meet me like an animal
When you first meet a new dog or cat, what is the first thing you do? You don't bowl them over. You pause, extend your hand, and allow them to…
an accident waiting to happen
"Staying open to chance and accident, I can go beyond the limits of the preconceived." – Lois Greenfield Lois Greenfield has taken some really cool photographs of dancers. Her quote…
spectacular, violent pain of creation
Living on an island made up of 5 volcanos, one of which is constantly active, I was always aware that I was walking on land that was in the process…
flower power, for real
Manhattan may be an urban jungle of concrete, but it sure is easy to find a place that sells flowers. I buy them for myself quite regularly. I've learned which…
shhhh…
Sometimes you just need to stop and breathe in all the life around you. We are part of this world that holds so much wonder. Being still can be intensely…
little red lighthouse
You know how you get lyrics stuck in your head? In 1996, I was at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, MI, and my friend Harrison Long sang a song…
