Paris and Beirut and Everywhere

Nov 15, 2015 | Storytelling, Writing

An Essay About Grief in the Age of Social Media One of the first grieving for Paris tweets that I saw was from Harper’s Bazaar. My first thought was sarcastic…something like, “Thank you, American fashion magazine. Your tweet will totally bring peace.” But later,... Read More

Interaction of Color iPad App

Dec 4, 2014 | Creative People, Other Creative Stuff

I first learned about Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color when I took an abstract painting course at Gage Academy of Art. When I got home that day I started searching online and found the Interaction of Color iPad app. Being the color freak that I am, I knew that... Read More

Do You Take Technology Breaks?

Sep 25, 2014 | Creative Process, My Creative Journey, My Life, Storytelling, Travel

Earlier this month I shared some thoughts with my newsletter subscribers about taking technology breaks. While I was traveling, I kept thinking about how many people choose to take social media breaks over the summer. Yes, I probably spend too much time on my iPhone... Read More

How It Feels When A “Fabulously Creative” Business Coach Steals 23 of Your Blog Posts

May 6, 2014 | Creative Strategy, My Creative Journey, My Life, Other Creative Stuff

Note: All of the stolen posts, including the one above (here’s the original on my blog), have been removed.  A couple of weeks ago late into the evening, I received an email that a blogger, coach, or content creator never wants to get. “I just saw one of... Read More

I’m Reading Books Again + It’s Awesome

Jul 11, 2013 | Other Creative Stuff

One of the things that I wanted to do when I committed to One Creative Summer was to start reading actual books again. For most of my life I’ve been reading at least one novel, but when I started REALLY getting into blogging I basically stopped reading fiction... Read More