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Friday night, a deadline looming, and nothing for it but to set the mood for a late night work marathon.
Might as well make the most of it. 🙂
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(A Creative Evolution)
Melting point. ca. 2013
Rosebush ca. 2012
Almost exactly 13 years ago I wrote a blog post chronicling the re-emergence of an old passion, after gifting myself a new Canon digital camera to replace my old 35mm which had long since passed into the realm Where Broken Things…
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I’ve been an audiophile since my earliest memories. The joy of rifling through my parents’ record collection kept me entertained for hours upon hours (remind me WHY kids need digital media, please?), listening to the same song over and over at great volume until every note, every word, was…
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Originally shared June 20, 2023
Art isn’t about the ability to paint, or write, or be a photographer, or a musician, or any of the myriad other things that we traditionally associate with creative expression. Art can be created in the way we express every single thing in our lives…
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A little over ten years ago, as I sat with my young son in his bed while sleep fought to overcome him, overwhelmed and emotionally depleted, on the verge of a marital collapse as my then-husband slid into the dark abyss of an addiction he could no longer resist,…
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“Why do you hurt yourself Carrie Ann? You are so beautiful.”
“I know,” I reply. “This is just temporary. A way to feel it all as deeply as I possibly can, so that I do not do this again.”
“The way is through you, my dearest one. This is all just…
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Originally published May 24, 2012
I have had a love affair with words all my life. One of my most powerful memories is of a Carrie five years old, sitting cross-legged on a kindergarten floor, book open in front of her, suddenly unlocking the mysteries of the words previously locked…
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Originally published April 27, 2012
In an effort to stave off a serious chemical imbalance caused by chronic stress, I’ve decided that today, at least for a while, I am going to set aside all of the things that I have to do (like the studying, the housework, the grocery…
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Originally published April 25, 2012
Laying next to my little K last night, snuggling as he struggled into sleep as he always does, this song came on the radio that plays softly by his bed every night to ease his transition from consciousness into his dreams. And for some reason,…
A soul on a journey...destination: unknown. Take the long way and enjoy the view. A note when reading this blog: if there is a song attached to a post, it is meant to be listened to as you read through it. Some pieces are constructed as a multi-media presentation. I hope you enjoy!