J. Robin Whitley's Blog, page 17

Elevation

Blogging is a challenge for me. While I love to write, I’m one of those folks who doesn’t like to read online. There’s something that’s tiring about reading online. I guess it feels like work, especially since my work most … Continue reading →

Coming In 2014 – More Than Knowing

Original poetry by JRobin Whitley For the past year, I’ve been working on several projects: a collection of short stories, a collection of poetry, and two novels. In April, my poetry manuscript showed itself done. It seemed fitting since it … Continue reading →

The Artist in You

“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him... a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create - - - so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating.” ~Pearl S. Buck

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Watercolor As A Metaphor

  An image comes to mind, the colors flash against the canvas of my imagination. I race to pour clear water into the glass jar for painting. Gather the watercolors, then I open the pad to the blank sheet. The … Continue reading →

Look Deep

Look deep into your own heart, there is no way to plumb another’s. Look deep into your own mind, you cannot understand or know otherwise. In the depths of you, there are fears, wants, and desires. You are okay. You … Continue reading →

Fox News Radio

I’ve been honored to work with the author, Pamela King Cable and Vipp Jaswal of Fox News to create a podcast talking about the challenges of being a GLBT Christian. When Pamela first asked me to do this with her, … Continue reading →

Flippant*

Flippant… Flip the ant. Flip ant. What does it mean to me… just that- Flip ant. Careless in a way, at least for the poor ant. Flip a coin or an ant– though a coin easier to manage. Flip Wilson, … Continue reading →

Hurricane Sandy in the Appalachians

The storm that caused horrific damage along the Eastern Seaboard has also touched the Appalachians. The storm has been so big the winds have blustered for two days and howled for Halloween during the night. Besides the wind, Sandy has … Continue reading →

Autumn Celebration

Walking the dogs this morning it was chilly, even cold after the searing summer. The outdoor thermometer read forty degrees. My Pfeiffer hoody was not warm enough, so I hurried the dogs and was pleased to see my breath on … Continue reading →

Complaint

Every day I awaken is a good day and yet, there are still complaints. My friends, Susan and Ruth, decided when they passed a certain age that they were not going to complain about the aches and pains. They continue … Continue reading →