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August 6, 2016
Olympic Glory, Again?
[I wrote this four years ago. Next week, my son moves into a dorm. Time. Flies.] The five-circled emblem in the lower left corner of my television screen reminds me. The Olympics are coming. Again. Seriously? The Summer ones? Again? … Continue reading
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What I Know For Sure About Writing
I didn’t start to practice the craft of writing until I was thirty years old. But I’ve always been a writer. Before I could call myself a writer, I wrote. Mostly lists, long letters, and plans. Some stories.I made up … Continue reading
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July 19, 2016
Are You a Writer or an Artist?
I got my first paid writing gig in 2007. For $5 a piece and a modest revenue share, I wrote about breast feeding, not breast feeding, diapers, binkies, playdates, teething, crib bumpers, carseats, carriers, and anything else that might attract … Continue reading
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July 12, 2016
Lead a Charmed Life
My daughter finds four leaf clovers. Anywhere she goes, she can walk up to a patch of clover and find a four leafed one. Sometimes she’ll find a fiver or a sixer, as she calls them. It’s rare, this gift … Continue reading
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July 9, 2016
Who Gets to Be a Writer?
When I was a kid, I liked the idea of writing. I didn’t understand that most of writing is re-writing, so when my stories were plain and terrible, I stopped writing. Somehow I always came back. I was talking to … Continue reading
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March 20, 2016
Have You Used Your Selfie Face Today?
This is part of the series “How to Have the Life Your Facebook Friends Think You Have” because why shouldn’t real life be as good as what we post to social media?This is also the basis of atalk that can … Continue reading
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March 6, 2016
Frame the Shot
This is part of the series “How to Have the Life Your Facebook Friends Think You Have” because why shouldn’t real life be as good as what we post to social media?This is also the basis of atalk that can … Continue reading
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February 28, 2016
Curate Wisely
This is part of the series “How to Have the Life Your Facebook Friends Think You Have” because why shouldn’t real life be as good as what we post to social media?This is also the basis of atalk that can … Continue reading
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February 20, 2016
Stay on the Bus
I recently learned about theHelsinki bus terminal theory. It’s Finnish photographer Arno Minkkinen’sadvice (he’s kind of a big deal) aboutattainingsuccess in a creative career. The theory compares a body of creative work to the bus lines in Helsinki. All the … Continue reading
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February 10, 2016
Got Confidence? Quotes That Might Help
Eleanor Roosevelt is credited with giving us one of ourmost enduring quotes about confidence: “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” It’s true that all else equal, confidence can be the difference between success and failure, moving forward … Continue reading
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