Here's a thought (not a resolution, a promise, a claim, a stand, or any such grand thing - just a thought) as we find ourselves already launched into 2014. Make room for the things and activities and people you love.
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Stories of luck, life, and love
This month kicks off two new features here on Point No Point: Thirteen Good Luck Stories, on the 13th of each month, and Fictional Lessons for All-Too-Real Life, on the 30th of each month. "Every day, good luck comes in the strangest of ways." This line from a song by British singer-songwriter-slide guitar master Chris … Continue reading Stories of luck, life, and love
On September 11
On a day so bittersweet in our history, a day when we saw the best and worst of humanity side by side, just a brief thought: Never forget, most assuredly, never forget. Always remember the power of love.
An invitation to trust
The most important things I learned from attending the Pacific Northwest Writers' Association conference in Seattle last week: Our creative process is powerful and tenacious. Our job is to translate the gifts our imaginations give us as accurately as possible. Our work is to build the craft to allow us to complete that translation. Our … Continue reading An invitation to trust
Forgiveness Haiku
When I teach graduate students about writing master's theses and doctoral dissertations, I ask them to write a haiku that describes their topics. I tell them: if you can't put your topic into a haiku, you don't know it well enough yet. So, as I'm working on the structure of The Law of Immediate Forgiveness, … Continue reading Forgiveness Haiku
More love, less hate
My monthly contribution to the Writers Vineyard is less about writing and more about a simple lesson we already know well: More love, less hate. Here's an excerpt: As I listened to news coverage of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, and the investigation and pursuit of suspects that followed, forgiveness wasn’t uppermost in my … Continue reading More love, less hate
An early Valentine
I found this song lyric I wrote some undefined time ago, inspired by a line spoken by a good friend at the right moment. Since it's about love, I'm posting it a couple days before Valentine's Day this year, an early Valentine for us all. Enough Time We’ve spent enough time in fear and painful … Continue reading An early Valentine
Merry merry…
Whatever you celebrate this week, celebrate in style. Eat, drink, laugh, sing, dance, converse, hug, love. Do as much as you can in person, face to face with the people (humans and critters) you love. And if you are alone, treat yourself to the best company of all - your own heart and soul. Peace, … Continue reading Merry merry…
May we all find it
In response to tragic events and losses, those few that receive media coverage and the hundreds that do not, words can fail us. Here is the only word I can muster today: Peace.
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
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 