Falling into the Season Posted Aug-31-2006
Onset of September's Autumn
Yellow school busses are in full-swing on a morning schedule through our neighborhood. The school season has begun. The nights are growing cooler. Last night we slept with the windows open and the air conditioning turned off. Summer seems to be waning fast. ...

Life is Sweet Posted Aug-23-2006
Natalie Merchant, Ophelia
In a fluctuating state of recuperation, of healing, of learning and constant growing I am comforted and mentored by many empathetic lyrics Natalie Merchant has shared through her songs ...

William Steig's CDB!

William Steig's CDB! Posted Aug-10-2006
Creative Letter Play
In my recent 52 Projects interview, I made the quip in response to Jeffrey Yamaguchi's "Any good summer creativity prompts?" question that my suggested "family-friendly prompts are brought to you by the letters C, D, B." Unknown to most, that was an embedded joke that combined a Sesame Street callout with a reference to William Steig's 1968 classic children's book titled CDB! (which translates to "See the Bee!"). ...

Who else might I have been? Posted Aug-06-2006
Sunday Scribblings #19
How did I arrive at this very moment engaged in a Sunday morning writing prompt? The answer is in the map that is dynamically generated by each step I take on this unique path — journey — of mine. ...

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