Money Plant Featured in 'Money' by Sandra & Harry Choron
15 Minutes of Fame

More great news! If you're a fan of my popular 'Cashius monetarius' Dollar Bill Origami Money Plant project, you can see a photo of the plant published in Money: Everything You Never Knew About Your Favorite Thing to Find, Save, Spend, and Covet, a new book by Harry and Sandra Choron. More »

Creativity-Portal.com Named A Writer's Digest Best Website
101 Best Websites for Writers (Creativity Category)

Earlier this month I was thrilled to learn that Creativity Portal® was selected for this year's annual Writer's Digest "101 Best Websites for Writers" list — read all about it in their May/June 2011 issue (p. 45, see cover above).

A hearty THANK YOU goes out to everyone who nominated Creativity Portal for this honor and to the staff at Writer's Digest for choosing and listing us in their fine publication. Read my comments in C-P's May 1 NewZine (yes, I'm still thrilled!). •

Punny Writing by Swami Beyondananda
Steve Bhaerman's wakeuplaughing.com

I just gotta say that I so enjoy reading Steve's political and new age humor articles in the Monthly Aspectarian. He inspires me with his clever writing and punniness and creates a great humor break in the middle of a stressful day. Get a taste of his talent in his article Heartland Security.

Oh, and that above — it's what he calls his Daily Laughsitive, which I believe can really help loosen us up.

I'm thinking seriously about getting Absurdified by The Swami. Think he'd let me? •

Playing with 'The Incredible Edible Easter Egg Designer'
Virtually Paint Easter Eggs on Your Computer!

This being Easter week and all, you might enjoy playing with this neat little online virtual Easter Egg decorating application I found through incredibleegg.org called the Incredible Egg Designer. It's free and fun, and VERY easy to use, so you needn't be a creative chicken or walk on techie eggshells to enjoy it. More »

The Road Back to Yourself with Joan Anderson
Womanspace Spring Benefit, Rockford, Illinois

Today I will be attending Womanspace's 2011 Spring Luncheon, the organization's annual benefit featuring a new location and fundraising format this year, along with highly-anticipated guest speaker and bestselling author Joan Anderson. More »

39 Tulips (Birthday Essay)
Happy Birthday, Spring Nestling!

In her recent interview with young adult novelist Victoria Hanley, Molly Anderson-Childers asked, “How do you find the courage to reveal so much of yourself in your work?” To which Victoria responded, “Well, if you don’t reveal what’s beneath the surface, then what you write is going to be pretty flat and awful, or else completely derivative.” More »

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