In one of my posts, I did an exercise from a book, Lateral Thinking, by Edward de Bono. It’s a process by which you pick a random word and use it to solve a problem. My problem was the Winter “blahs” and my word was caruncle – an extraneous growth. The exercise is usually done […]
My writing partner has given the word “hook,” as our writing challenge, with personal memory. This will, indeed, be a challenge for me, because it’s a word that doesn’t spark any enthusiasm. I didn’t immediately say, “Great, I have a few ideas.” In fact, for me the word is off-putting. I dislike the sound of
Our writing word this time is “light.” It’s the word I have given, mainly because at this time of year, I need light!! I know we collectively, do a wonderful job of creating light in our winter darkness. We decorate our houses, our trees, our pathways, with a myriad of sparkling colours, to give us
…… My writing partner has given the next challenge – “My Stuff.” It couldn’t come at a better time. The change of seasons always makes me re-examine “my stuff.” This would be the bits and bobs, flotsam and jetsam of a life spent grappling with the creative process. I know creativity takes many routes, all
If anything is going to save us from destruction, from total annihilation, or maybe just from ourselves, it won’t be religion, it won’t, for heavens sakes, be war. No, it will be neither of these. It will be music. “Praise the chord and hold the ammunition.” There have been innumerable studies done lately on the
Our writing word for today is “ease.” I am fixated with people who can do “things” with incredible ease. You know the casually dressed person who manages to have every item in their wardrobe matching. They wear a scarf with, what can I say, ease. It drapes perfectly, slants to a jaunty angle and moves
Our writing word for today is “change.” I have always maintained that change is the only constant, well maybe not. Maybe the more things change, the more they remain the same. For some reason, there are always dictators. Democracy is challenged in the most democratic of countries. There are still the poor, the homeless, the
…..I have not commented on the very silly antics of “some very minor people” who have a lot of money and who feel that they need to be considered important. OK, she manipulated herself into a minor role in a dramatic series, “Suits,” which aired on a secondary network. She also had her sights on
…..personally, I love masks, masques, disguise, pretence, theatre, Commedia Dell’arte. There is a certain intrigue about hiding, being secretive, pretending to be something you are not. Actors do this on a daily bases and call it entertainment. For them, it’s a job – a very well paying job. OK, this pandemic has brought the concept
