the following is an experiment in writing … remember i said i wanted to do more creative writing? madrid … when i think of madrid, a place i have never been, i think of – seriousness. the seriousness of beautiful women hidden behind black lace hidden behind fans in soft hands that have never worked… Continue reading writing about madrid
Category: creativity: poetry, art, etc.
creativity: a way out of depression?
john over at storied mind has taken up the thread of the discussion on creativity that i started a while ago with Psyblog and, creative person that he is, is talking about it in connection with depression. let me add a bit to that discussion. first of all, i’d like to say that if someone… Continue reading creativity: a way out of depression?
mental health, cancer and art
this is my first peopleized interview. peopleized is a site where you can find people to interview, offer yourself for interviews, and post interviews, which are then available for anyone to use. neat concept. [update on september 2009: that site doesn’t seem to alive anymore] it’s friday, so of course this is a frozen pea… Continue reading mental health, cancer and art
quickie: a scented novel
a while ago, i announced that i would like to post little snippets from the novel i’m working on once in a while. it’s time i did that – here you go: she was quick with the wind; she was big; she was slender; she was fragile; she was slow and strong like mud gliding… Continue reading quickie: a scented novel
wordless wednesday, when there were no wednesdays
image by mark witton
up the down staircase
this is a guest post by my blogging and twitter friend alexander zoltai. it’s the story of how, down and out with alcohol and homelessness, he almost … well, read for yourself: at first, i was trying to push ahead when i really needed healing time. went from a homeless situation in ohio to florida… Continue reading up the down staircase
frozen pea friday: cancer and art for healing
for this week’s frozen pea friday post – a post for and about cancer survivors, following the frozen pea friday movement – i’d like to point you to an interesting project by ms. frozen pea friday herself, susan reynolds. susan is an artist, a mother, grandmother, prominent second life citizen, social media maven. and she… Continue reading frozen pea friday: cancer and art for healing
a buddhist carnival – 7th edition, part 1
welcome to the may 2008 edition of a buddhist carnival. this time around, we got another really good selection of articles. i don’t want to throw too much information at you – that wouldn’t be very buddhist, would it? – so i’ll present the carnival in two parts again. part 2 will arrive some time… Continue reading a buddhist carnival – 7th edition, part 1
be playful? here are 7 ideas
recently, i discovered a new blog, and i immediately – what’s the word? – glommed on to it. beplayful.org, that’s the name, and it says it all. i was able to persuade david to write a post for change therapy. here it is: i love being playful. being playful helps me to relax, to laugh… Continue reading be playful? here are 7 ideas
mother’s day poems
for this mothers day, some poems i’ve written over the years: mother of the centre mother of the centre, black madonna, spirals around herself – invisible and solid iridescent and opaque invincible and weak irresistible and stark irreverent and pious – and dances: she is a dervish queen! the dust that swirls around her feet… Continue reading mother’s day poems