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Teaching Writing with Secret Writing Weapons

September 1, 2022

If music be the food of love, play on! I agree with Shakespeare–music is the food of love, but for me, music is also the food of creativity, originality, and

Impromptu Dance Parties: My Legacy of Joy

August 26, 2022

Then there was the daily dancing for no reason at all. It didn’t matter if things were going well, or the world was crashing down around their ears, they danced

Isle of Skye, Scotland: Land of Windswept Fairy Tales; Home to Warrior Queens; and Healer of Broken Hearts

August 14, 2022

If there exists a land of windswept fairy tales, Skye is it. It feels like you are on the edge of the world. Fog curls around the mountains like gray

Traveling to the Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland

August 10, 2022

We walked around the Rosslyn Chapel with our heads tilted back, looking at the stunning scrollwork, and listened to the stories of murder, treasure, goddess symbology and pagan worship mixed

How to Help Those Who Are Swimming in the Sacred Waters of Grief

July 20, 2022

I think it can be hard to know how to help those swimming in the sacred waters of grief.
In my own experience, I found that the best thing

Did I Ever Tell You About My Unusual Job Running Bets to Vegas for a Hollywood Director?

July 10, 2022

“Hold on, I didn’t meet him at Victoria’s Secret. I met him at 7-11. And that’s true about the broken ribs after being beaten up, but let me start at

The Effects of Color on the Classroom

July 6, 2022

Everyone seems to love neutral colors: gray, beige, off-white… but for me, neutral colors turn me into Eeyore. I feel sleepy and sad. My color tastes are more aligned with

The Healing Properties of Dancing in the Rain

June 29, 2022

Then I thought, I wonder if Anger Gardening is a form of therapy?
If it’s not, it should be. It’s dazzling in its wildness and simplicity. I watered my