The Story That Needs to Be Told
As a prolific writer, I sometimes challenge myself by asking the question “does
this story need to be told?” More often than not, I find that when I really
think hard about it,
Humanity
The Long View
Artists often shape culture years before the shape of things is apparent. Even
then, only a few might create with vision enough to see generations down the
road – a concept foreign to a
The True Source of Inspiration
Most any artist will tell you that their source of inspiration is not always
easy to pin down. Art, by definition, is not a science. There are no exact laws
of inspiration, no
West Indian Gold
When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with gold cross necklaces. I was about
8, and Jewish for all intents and purposes, so naturally this caused a stir in
our house.
WebMD for the Soul
Once, after feeling awful for a few days but not thinking it was the flu, I sat
up in bed, my stomach churning, my whole torso in pain, and asked my wife to