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Try a Tanka When You Don’t Know What to Write
Sometimes when it seems like words most need to be said, we can’t find the right ones. I felt this way yesterday as I texted, emailed, called friends in Boston. … Continue reading
What Aimee Bender, Carl Jung, and Sockeye Salmon Have Taught me About Routines
I’m not a routine person. The idea of them depresses me—thinking about committing to one thing usually makes me feel like doing something else before I even begin. But this … Continue reading
Watch Them Bow
As many of you know, the 11 members of the Lighthouse Teen Council have been hard at work on a collaboration with the young choreographers at Ballet Nouveau Colorado. In … Continue reading
In the Along: Our First Meeting
Following on the heels of Mike Henry and Garret Ammon’s beautiful collaboration, Intersection, the Lighthouse Teen Council members started their own partnership with the Ballet Nouveau young choreographers last night. … Continue reading
I’m Allowed to Say I’m a Writer…but am I Allowed to Say I’m a Good One?
There’s a little brochure with the Ferril House on it floating around inside the Ferril House (it’s kind of like a dream within a dream, or a mirror facing another … Continue reading
Cloudy with a Chance of Crying
I’ve often thought that physical storms lead to mental ones. Which means if it’s raining or snowing really hard, I’ll probably go to sleep crying. I’m not depressed. In fact, … Continue reading
Eight Secret Reasons I’m Going on the Fairplay Retreat
1. I’m chasing down an old dream. My husband, Luke, and I actually considered moving to Fairplay when I first moved back to Colorado a few years ago. I didn’t … Continue reading
A Young Writer Muses on the Mysteries of the Ferril House
What is it about nooks and crannies that appeals particularly to the writer? The phrase conjures up corners and cracks Swiss-cheesed with mystery. These are the dark places from which most of … Continue reading
