There are four weeks left in the year, and after the daily creative binge of NaNoWriMo swamped November, it's time to get back into the rhythm of a weekly poem, photo, meditation, or doodle for Project Create. So here is one for the first week of December, Week 49, in the form of a prayer. … Continue reading Four weeks left
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Fearless Hearts and Great Pumpkins, Redux
I know it's cheating, but I really like this little post from Halloween two years ago. Because I think Linus has a fearless heart, and that's the lesson of the Great Pumpkin: let go of disappointment and let yourself hope (or love) again, no matter how ridiculous it seems to the Lucy's of this world. … Continue reading Fearless Hearts and Great Pumpkins, Redux
An autumn recipe
I don't know about you, but this time of year my thoughts turn to baking - all those apples and pears just waiting to be baked into pies, with lots of cinnamon, and ginger. Yum.... Oops, okay, I'm back. But inspired by a training I attended last week, here's a different kind of recipe that … Continue reading An autumn recipe
The Good Fire
After more than a month of wildfires burning in our part of the country, and living in a smoky haze, it was such a treat to visit a friend on the other side of the mountains and be reminded of the enchanting power of a good fire. This week's Project Create tries to evoke the … Continue reading The Good Fire
Devils conspire?
A haiku inspired by the flurry of media attention to the referee's call at the end of the Seahawks-Packers game on Monday night. And this week's Project Create. Simultaneous possession: What happens when Devils conspire. .
What the Buddha Brings
Inspired by a line I read in Sarah Canary, a novel by Karen Joy Fowler (who also taught a wonderful writing class at Hugo House in Seattle a couple of years ago), a little list. Try it: write "What the Buddha Brings" at the top of a page, then start your own list. Write the … Continue reading What the Buddha Brings
Sept. 11
Eleven years ago today our hearts were broken by watching some of the very worst of humanity, and were healed by witnessing some of the very best of love, courage, and creativity in response. I think the best way to honor that memory is to make sure we do something today that is loving; love … Continue reading Sept. 11
Which kind are you?
Once again, I'm getting double-duty out of my monthly contribution to The Writer's Vineyard, the blog for authors of Champagne Book Group. It's appropriate, it seems, for this conversation on creativity to be this week's Project Create. Which kind are you? In the middle of a long holiday weekend filled with gorgeous weather, joyful music, … Continue reading Which kind are you?
All’s Fair
A poem written while sitting outside under the blue moon, watching a free concert by the Dusty 45's put on as part of the Kittitas County Fair celebration. The Dusty 45's were incredible, and the crowd was friendly. It's this week's Project Create. All’s Fair There’s the tiniest cowgirl in pink pajamas Sparkly shoes and … Continue reading All’s Fair
Four haikus, for no reason
Four haikus, for no particular reason, that make up this week's Project Create. Haiku One what we’re meant to do, if anything, is simply to love and be loved Haiku Two “hearts don’t go through life unbroken.” like ginger root, the pieces grow back. Haiku Three god’s plan is only this: remember to take your … Continue reading Four haikus, for no reason
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 