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Have you ever found something that worked its way inside and just refused to leave? Coleridge’s Kubla Khan did that to me. The very first time I read it or heard it, I just couldn’t let it go, and I don’t know if I could tell you exactly what grabbed me. Each time I read it, […]
Read More More poetryToday’s word is all me. If I didn’t get yelled at so frequently for things like not eating or sleeping, I’d spend every evening writing until I ran out of words…or couldn’t keep my eyes open any more. Heck, if I could find a way to pay the bills, I’d drop this job and spend […]
Read More Today’s WordWord of the Week (sorry for the alliteration) This one kind of makes sense for me. With a root that looks like the Greek mythical creature, chimera, it works. The mythical beast is described as being part lion, goat, and snake. Although, over the years, it has come to describe any creature comprised of […]
Read More Expanding Your Seductive PowerAnd today’s word is… There’s a band, Lacuna Coil. Good to know what “Lacuna” means now. ‘Til next time, Jessica
Read More Thursday’s Word…I don’t know about you, but I really love language. There is nothing quite as satisfying as being able to choose the exact right word for a given situation, and, thanks to the lovely internet, I come across new words to add to my ever-expanding vocabulary every day. I thought, I’d create a new Thursday […]
Read More A Decent Vocabulary Will Go A Long Way“You’re so weird.” For years, this was my niece and nephew’s favorite descriptive phrase for me. I always responded with something like “better than boring.” My mother’s much more eloquent. Every time they call someone weird, she tells them “Normal is nothing to aspire to.” I just adore that woman! When I saw this, I […]
Read More Normal Is Nothing To Aspire ToI’m big on using music when I’m…actually, pretty much all the time. There’s a soundtrack to my life, and at any given moment smart odds are I’ve got a song in my head. It is essential to my whole creative process…thing. Whether it is writing, painting…refinishing furniture (that’s this weekend’s project), music just gets me […]
Read More Let Your Imagination Fly“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” ― Victor Hugo Maybe I have Victor Hugo on the brain because Mycroft had to take his parents to see Les Misérables. Who knows. What I do know is that this quote is oh, so true for me. Whether it is joy […]
Read More That Which Cannot Remain SilentThis quote struck me as terribly true today. “When you make music or write or create, it’s really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is you’re writing about at the time. ” ― Lady Gaga Sometimes you have to shine a light on things that you’d prefer to leave […]
Read More Don’t Protect Yourself From Your ArtResolutions…so, I posted my New Year’s Resolutions for 2014 yesterday, and some of the things on that list worry me a bit. (I can’t lie.) In the past, I’ve had a black thumb when it comes to growing things…apparently they need attention. I have also never really run…well, unless someone was chasing me. Why I’ve […]
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