Dare to Be Yourself

This is the beginning of a series examining the power of truth-telling in life and art. “We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” May Sarton Do you hide parts of yourself, locking them up inside away from the world? Do you keep them hidden out [...]

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Storytellers Matter to the World

“[T]he fact that every life counts is built into the work we do.” Roger Rosenblatt, Unless It Moves the Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing I spent the morning of September 11th at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Writers’ Community of Durham Region. James Dewar read an excerpt from his poem about [...]

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Passion and Play: Artist Advocate Arising

For much of my life, my need to tell stories has been filtered through theatrical performance. But fiction was my first love. Like too many sensitive children, I let an English teacher kill my passion for writing with a few flicks of her red pen. When I finally decided to get over it and write [...]

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Can We Not Pause? Reflections on the Shootings in Arizona

Today′s shooting of Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson, Arizona is a tragedy. There is no doubt about that. My thoughts of compassion are with all those who have been touched personally by this event. I feel a need to address the public reaction to the news. And, despite the fact that I live in [...]

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