It Was A Sabbatical

January 6, 2012

“Did you get lost in the shopping mall?” my reader asked. “Why aren’t you blogging?” No, I did not get lost in the shopping mall, and clearly she doesn’t know me very well. It takes an act of Congress to get me to enter the mall. Y’all realize, of course, that our current Congress rarely [...]

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Off The Beaten Path. A Step At A Time.

November 10, 2011

Vida never veers from the pathway her paws have plowed in the earth. “Vida” is the dog next door who greets me at the fence each day. Although when her path was created she had to weave around bushes in the yard, those obstacles have since been removed. There are simpler ways to cross the [...]

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Back On The Horse

September 29, 2010

Like a fickle lover, Sleep refused to embrace me last night. I dutifully nestled my head in the pillows and closed my eyes, but he eluded me. Perhaps he had no power over the voice I heard in my head. It was not “the voices” about which I usually joke … it was a voice [...]

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The Writing Doldrums

September 4, 2010

Have y’all ever had days when you can’t seem to write? Perhaps you want to do so, but you can’t “bring yourself to the page.” Some days when I sit in front of my computer screen, looking at the blank page titled “Add New Post,” I’m excited about the prospect of writing. My fingers fly [...]

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I Want To Be A Coffee Bean

March 17, 2010

At the Texas Storytelling Festival this last weekend, many fine tales were told. One in particular was told by my friend Elida Bonet, a marvelous storyteller who grew up in Panama, at the Sacred Tales concert. She said the story had come to her in one of those forwarded “inspirational e-mails” she gets (the ones [...]

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Julie & Julia Gave Me A Blogging Idea!

September 9, 2009

Raise your hand if you saw the movie Julie & Julia. What? You missed it? I consider it “a must see” for all bloggers. It will instill in you all over again that desire for the elusive satisfaction of being a successful blogger. It’s going to inspire thousands of folks to start blogs expecting fame [...]

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Libraries Give Our Children Dreams

May 17, 2009

I believe that the library is the heart of a school, although I admit that it’s possible I could be prejudiced. It thrills this storyteller to go into a school which has a library overflowing with books. Those libraries are often teeming with students eager to read. I usually perform my storytelling in those libraries, [...]

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Supporting Our Troops, One CD at a Time. Only The Good Friday

May 15, 2009

“I know people say kids are lazy, and have no goals. Well I wanted to show that kids are ambitious, and have a strong sense of pride. I started Tunes 4 the Troops to let the brave soldiers serving around the world know who they are serving and fighting for. It is the future of [...]

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Giving Eudora Welty A Second Chance

February 26, 2009

When you were in High School, did you enjoy the reading that you did for your English classes? I find it strange that I consume reading matter like a starving man devours bread (not missing a single crumb) until you tell me I HAVE to read it. If you want me to analyze it, then [...]

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Sources of Inspiration in Four Part Harmony

March 28, 2008

There are some days when I just don’t feel like writing. Do y’all have days like that? I can sit at this computer and stare at it for hours, and words just won’t come. Other days, ideas keep bubbling up to the surface. Sometimes so many ideas that I can’t concentrate on just one. Inspiration [...]

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Know When To Fold ‘Em

November 13, 2007

I had lofty goals of posting every day during the month of November. I swore to myself that I would participate in NaBloPoMo. That’s what I thought I was going to do. However the internet connection at this hotel and my Muse (that creative force that drives me) had other plans for me. They conspired [...]

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Group Project: Source Of Inspiration

May 19, 2007

I mentioned in my last post that Inspiration Bit has a writing project going called Group Project: Source Of Inspiration. This is my contribution. When I began my career as a professional storyteller, twenty-some-odd years ago, I had to first find stories for my repertoire. Most of my stories are old folk tales that I [...]

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Inspiration or The Lack Thereof and “MeMeMe” Memes

May 19, 2007

Inspiration Bit has a writing project going called Group Project: Source Of Inspiration. Vivienne asks these questions: What do you turn to when you feel mundane? How do you lift your spirits when the work stresses you out? How do you get inspired when you feel passionless? What motivates you to strive for perfection? She [...]

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