My 14-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter join me in my home office. Their respective buses have just dropped them off after school and now they are sitting in the worn comfy chair and lounging on the scrumptious shag carpet in the private room where I write. With trepidation and excitement I tell Bryce that I am [...]
If you cannot feel me through my written words Then you will never grasp me in person For my words are the architecture of my inner most parts. Secret things hung out to dry in front of you. —Scaffold of Words, The Impetaurian Francesca Woodman, Untitled, New York, 1979-1980. Gelatin silver print. Francesca Woodman page [...]
I'm a memoirist. All I know how to do is reveal. — Elizabeth Gilbert My creativity lies in my revealing, my sharing, my telling of personal stories. For a very long time, I only shared personal stories with my best girlfriends and even then they were mostly about boys/men, and not about myself. As a child, [...]
A little behind the scenes tour of space2live's purpose, process and inspiration.:) I was generously invited to be part of a blog hop by the incredibly inspiring and creatively enthusiastic Julie B. Genovese of nothingshortofjoy.com. Please check out Julie's writing. I promise you will leave her site feeling better about yourself, the world, art, love, everything. Her style flows [...]
In 2008 I began to wake up from the deep sleep of 'supposed to'. I was married, living in the suburbs with three children, a loyal husband, part-time nanny and weekly personal training sessions. It was what I wanted (it's what most people want, right?) and it was wonderful in many ways, but something was missing. [...]
Space2live is published on elephant journal again! Yippee!! Elephant journal's mindful living focus aligns perfectly with Space2live's belief in slowing down and paying attention for personal evolution. A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction. ~ Virginia Woolf It would be so lovely if you would read, [...]
