AI-Yi-Yi

Is there any way to avoid the rising waters of the cesspool of AI?

5 Things I do for funsies

While I have been zip lining and white water rafting and spelunking (never again), I much prefer to keep my feet on the ground and find ways to express my creativity through art, writing and making stuff!

If only we could un-invent

… All around the table the white haired men have gathered
Spilling their sons’ blood like table wine
Remember everything I told you
Everything in its own time

Another Year Over, A New One Just Begun…

I figured I’d squeeze out one more post as 2023 draws to a close. As I reflect on the year, I wonder, how do people who don’t keep journals or detailed calendars remember everything that happened? As I flip through my bullet journal and my morning pages journal, I’m a bit surprised at how much […]

Live Your Legend Challenge #5 – The Elevator Pitch

Doesn’t everyone love a good story? As a writer, an artist and a budding public speaker, I am constantly thinking of the next story to tell. I write from the heart and I find that personal stories resonate with others. I enjoy writing for others too, like today’s post on the NFED blog. My best speaking […]

Throwback Thursday: If I had 3 Wishes

In first and second grade, my teacher encouraged us to make books so we could practice our writing skills. At the time I was very impressed with myself because I wrote a lot of books. In looking through these “books”, 30 years later, I am amused by the fact that very few of them are […]

Who I am and Why I’m Here

Hello! Happy New Year! One of my objectives in 2016 is to improve my blog by posting more often, posting more interesting content and reaching more people. I also want to take the time to read other people’s blogs and make some blog buddies. (If that’s a thing… if not, I’m going to make it […]

10 Minute Write

In one of my high school English classes, the teacher often started class with a “10 Minute Write” based on something we had been reading or discussing at the time. These pieces of writing were never anything spectacular on their own but often served as a rough draft for something else. I loved having the […]