Living and writing in the mountains of northern California. Art Programs Manager / Artist Residency Coordinator Often led by intuition to the people and words that matter most. #creativewriting #visualarts #performingarts & #finecrafthttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3m3lpdmduck25Just finishing up another set of #108meditations These are intended to become vertically viewed public art installations. The back of each piece is drilled to accept small stainless steel rods, which allow them to appear as though they are floating above the surfaces they are installed upon.20 Oct 2025 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3lpdmduck25https://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lmgdxuqthk2gThis happens to be the World's Greatest Grilled Cheese Sammie: whole grain sour dough bread, Monterey Jack, butter & garlic sauteed mushrooms, fresh basil leafs sliced tomato, radish & red clover sprouts. Grill it slowly and flip it regularly until it's hot all the way through. You will love it!10 Apr 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmgdxuqthk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lliqr7kjdc2hThis is what my mind does every morning when I read the news! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2025 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliqr7kjdc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lh6dgec27c2vI think the last time we pissed off Canada was 1812..and they won. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh6dgec27c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lgiqx77e6s22It's been a little over a year since I quit, and this guy showed up in my feed. So I figured it was a message worth sharing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgiqx77e6s22https://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lgdvs5c25s25I know you've probably seen this and heard about her, but as far as I'm concerned this is close to the only voice worth remembering from the inauguration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdvs5c25s25https://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lg7iuk4yuc2yFinally. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jan 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7iuk4yuc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lg4cbt4r4k2nLike a bridge over troubled water: Cornelia Konrad's original intent when creating "the bridge" in 2018, was to allow for some ambiguity. " Is the bridge coming together or falling apart? " Now near inauguration day, it reminds me of a national divide.19 Jan 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4cbt4r4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lf6flfebns2iThankfully we have the artists, when everything changes, the Arts remain a pathway. An introduction to both truths and deceptions. Without the artists many of these issues would be left ignored or unspoken. So whether they dance, paint, or write we should allow ourselves to pay attention. #artist07 Jan 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6flfebns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3leqgrocrek2aWhen writing becomes images: A great interview with RaMell Ross. Unbound (and untrained) in the rules of filmmaking. He seems driven to place both himself and the viewer "within" the narrative. Driven to bring a new take to the art of storytelling. It sounds like a powerful viewing experience! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2025 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3leqgrocrek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lee323i3nc22This is a great interview, it's also the first of the Art2Life podcasts I've listened to. I'm sure I'll be back for more! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Dec 2024 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lee323i3nc22https://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3ldyi5nlxpc2vTruth. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2024 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldyi5nlxpc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3ldyhb4xfsk27 Holiday Wisdom: “I'd far rather be happy than right any day.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy23 Dec 2024 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldyhb4xfsk27https://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3ldwctigxm22sA shorty story. #homeless #performanceart #onourstreets22 Dec 2024 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwctigxm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3ldqzmxt6u22cFor anyone needing some quality time with words. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqzmxt6u22chttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3ldidobmqok2uBrilliance. Listen to Daragh Fleming recite "The Hole" and then follow every link you can associated with iamb - poetry seen and heard you won't be disappointed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2024 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldidobmqok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3ldfglmoxl22bRight here, where it's read outloud. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2024 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfglmoxl22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lcu7yryfts2fSo many aspects of this book go beyond solid advice for writers and also apply to other artist/creatives. Whether they are choreographers, content creators, dancers, illustrators, or performance artists, knowing what creates a strong story is essential. I highly recommend this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2024 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcu7yryfts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lcqgyjihfs27I love the premise of this one. The Mermaid sounds like the "Tank Girl" of the sea. Definitely getting it for my daughter, an artist, who loves mermaids and lives by the sea. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Dec 2024 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqgyjihfs27https://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lclgl37zfs2t* 40 miles from the epicenter of the 7.0 earthquake that just struck the Pacific / Northern California.* I was jostled a bit, as the trees swayed and the ground shook hard. It felt like a planet that knows it has the power to lay claim to something better.05 Dec 2024 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclgl37zfs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lck6peplis2cFacing the past is both one of the challenges and rewards of writing. I really had to work for it, and see myself, to get this one.05 Dec 2024 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lck6peplis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lcjdmran222pI'm not particularly attached to cadence in poetry. It's the language of all the empty spaces between the words, that I listen to most closely.04 Dec 2024 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjdmran222phttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lcithfnigc2pOne of the better voices, listen closely you might hear echoes of things you've thought about. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcithfnigc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lcf55vob622ssomething new.03 Dec 2024 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcf55vob622shttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lcdanh2xfs2x A nearly true story: The #2 yellow pencil *w/soft pink eraser* was developed when it was discovered that nearly everything carved in stone, pressed into clay, woven out of strings, or written with pen and ink was in need of revision.02 Dec 2024 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdanh2xfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lc6nbytg5c2qAn experiment across Social Media platforms... I'll let you know what I find out.30 Nov 2024 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6nbytg5c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lc5khn5cpc2zHave you ever looked at all of that blue sky and wondered, "yeah...but is there anybody out there?"30 Nov 2024 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5khn5cpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeaboutit.bsky.social/post/3lc365ft6hk2lThis is part of my homeland. If you need faith in humanities ability to restore an ecosystem, this will probably be the best twenty minutes you've ever spent. Beautifully done. Amy Bowers Cordalis has been named one of Time Magazines most influential people for 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoZKMtqK8u4&t=5s29 Nov 2024 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:5yets2a2eukudhtr3vr537gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc365ft6hk2l