Stories
Left out…
Friday, August 28th, 2009This past week I have mentioned a Tweetup that I attended that left me feeling a bit like the odd person out. Indeed I was.
This particular Tweetup was very near to me and I knew one person from Twitter who I hadn’t met in person so I thought it would be fun. I went to [...]
Today’s Take Action Prompt: Culinary Exploration
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Culinary exploration - Name a favorite food from your childhood, teenage and young adult years, and where you are now. It could be the same food or a different food for each period of time. What made that a favorite food? What are the good and bad memories associated with it? As an example I [...]
Today’s Take Action Prompt: Familiar Fairy Tale
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Take a familiar fairy tale and write it from different points of view.
As an example, what about Cinderella’s step family? Why were her stepmother and sisters so mean? Maybe they had a difficult life? Or were just misunderstood?
Consider the fairy godmothers point of view. Where did her gifts come from?
Then choose a favorite family story [...]
Over the Rainbow, A New Tale is Waiting to be Told
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008“Like the word wild, the word witch has come to be understood as a pejorative, but long ago it was an appellation given to both old and young women healers, the word witch deriving from the word wit, meaning wise.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D., Women Who Run With The Wolves
Behind every good tale is [...]