Oxygen Everything needs it: bone, muscles, and even, while it calls the earth its home, the soul. So the merciful, noisy machine stands in our house working away in its lung-like voice. I hear it as I kneel before the fire, stirring with a stick of iron, letting the logs lie more loosely. You, in … Continue reading Quote for Today: Mary Oliver
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Quote for Today: Jenny Downham
"It comes and goes. People think if you're sick you become fearless and brave, but you don't. Most of the time it's like being stalked by a psycho, like I might get shot any second. But sometimes I forget for hours." "What makes you forget?" "People. Doing stuff. When I was with you in the … Continue reading Quote for Today: Jenny Downham
Quote for Today: Philip K. Dick
Maybe each human being lives in a unique world, a private world, a world different from those inhabited and experienced by all other humans. And that led me to wonder, If reality differs from person to person, can we speak of reality singular, or shouldn’t we really be talking about plural realities? And if there … Continue reading Quote for Today: Philip K. Dick
Quote for Today: Anaïs Nin
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings. ―Anaïs Nin
Facing Cancer: Yo soy un Corazón by Katherine McDaniel
This poem explores a woman's thoughts about her cancer diagnosis. Can creativity help us deal with life's twists and turns? Several years ago, I participated in a program sponsored by Houston Grand Opera called Houston Artists Respond. People from community centers in Houston, Texas, made videos in which they shared their experiences, parts of their lives. These … Continue reading Facing Cancer: Yo soy un Corazón by Katherine McDaniel
Gluten Sensitivity and the Artist: Avoiding Wheat Flour in Art Supplies
We use products every day with no thought for how they are made or their ingredients. This ignorance is dangerous. Gluten sensitivity can be a serious problem for those who build objects or create works in the physical realm, from painters to construction workers. For background on this condition, a growing problem for people all … Continue reading Gluten Sensitivity and the Artist: Avoiding Wheat Flour in Art Supplies
Vampires vs Zombies: A Shift in Consciousness
Popular culture is an interesting barometer for shifts in thought. What do modern portrayals of vampires and zombies tell us? It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. ― Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies I hate the vamp jobs. They think they're so … Continue reading Vampires vs Zombies: A Shift in Consciousness
