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Deliberate Creativity
Yes, it’s a sister post to yesterday’s post about “Accidental Creativity”. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Chris Guillebeau’s book “The Happiness of
March 17, 2015
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Cutting into a pause
After a long pause from blogging it can be really difficult to get back to it. The same resistance is there for exercise or any
January 16, 2015
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In the Voice of Another, Creating
I wrote recently about a letter writing exercise which involves writing letters to a hero or someone who has had a big influence on you,
November 4, 2014
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National Poetry Day
A poem for National Poetry Day. From a new collection of poems due out very soon… Yes, a small kiss It begins like this, yes,
October 2, 2014
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The answer is to just do it
I have been away for the summer. We went to Florida. Yes, it was fantastic. I am very grateful for having such a wonderful time.
September 2, 2014
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Blue – the album
My latest creative project is morphing into something quite different. It began as a poetry sequence. Since 1985 I have been returning to the character
February 18, 2014
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With the Benefit of Structure
It begins like this, yes, a small kiss then everything comes into gentle focus each twist of the lens just a speck of dust, then
October 22, 2013
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Just showing up
“the more willing I was to hang out in the unknown and show up with a clean slate, an empty bucket, and a blank piece
October 7, 2013
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Poem for National Poetry Day
What’s the point? Where’s the essence of all that we held Just as we stood on the balcony watching the kestrel, wings going body stopping
October 3, 2013
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The Flower Book
A couple of weeks ago we went to see a temporary exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Wirral. It was a
September 23, 2013
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