Exploring Creativity 

 

Unlucky Chance

Unlucky Chance

At first, the tornado is nearly invisible. Against the sky, it's white on white. -- Greg MacGillivray If you've ever lived in a tornado-producing region, you'll know the visceral terror of a tornado...

Taking Time

Taking Time

When the sun is setting, leave whatever you are doing and watch it. -- Mehmet Murat Ildan We rush through our days, physically, mentally, and emotionally--our imagined future robbing us of the...

Beliefs

Beliefs

Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. -- Anne Frank Light gives us direction, but it also dictates what we can see. Our deeply held (and often unspoken) truths and...

Envy and obsession

Envy and obsession

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. -- Antisthenes Ever want something so badly it becomes the only thing you can think about? You're obsessed. The...

Toxic

Toxic

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy. -- Paracelsus Love 'em or hate 'em, mushrooms are a staple in both the kitchen and the...

Know-It-All

Know-It-All

Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field. -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower Know-it-alls. We've all met them and truth be told we've all...

Getting out of your head

Getting out of your head

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks. -- Chris Patton I don't always like this fact. There is a short but firm list of opinions and attitudes that I'd like to...

Abandoned

Abandoned

There are places. Abandoned places. Forgotten places. These are the places I like to be. — Dawn Kurtagich We can tell a lot about the things, places, and people we abandon in our life. Some are...

Turning Points

Turning Points

Life is always at some turning point. — Irwin Edman We must choose. Everyday. All the time. It’s the turns and changes that get us where we want to be. Think of all the seemingly insignificant...

Objects and Symbols

Objects and Symbols

Telling someone about what a symbol means is like telling someone how music should make them feel. -- Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code This sculpture is made of the very barbed wire once used to corral...

About Me

Eileen writes novels, non-fiction, and the occasional rambling email. She works with writers, imaginary friends, and spends too much time talking to her dogs.

 

 

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