Here are some of the altars at Barnsdall, which are on display for the Day of the Dead exhibit. Many of these are beautiful and touching.
Category: Writing as a Discipline
November 1 Deadline Met!
Bard Exam just uploaded. All November 1 Early Decision and Early Admission applications uploaded. All recommendations written and uploaded. I have been working today since 11 am and it is now 9 pm. Excuse me while I go to bed. Hooray. I’ll check back in tomorrow when I suspect I’ll be a good deal more…
Halloween with the Family
Pictures of our trek through Old Town Pasadena tonight:
The Push for November 1 Early College Submissions
I have moved about 100 steps today, from the kitchen and back to my chair in the den about 10 times, while I worked with kids all day on their November 1 submissions to colleges. No need to go into details, but with November only two days away, you might well imagine the tension that…
Rest in Peace, Beloved Sammie
Today our sweet Sammie, our Scottish terrier who has been ailing for a while, died peacefully on our back patio. Ray, Cordelia (our Corgi) and I were there with her as she slipped away. Cordelia licked Sammie’s eyes and her mouth, and then started barking. She looked at us as if to say, “Do something!” We…
Stories of the Heart Conference in Austin in April!
Dear Len, I’m delighted to let you know that the Program Committee for next year’s conference has selected both your proposals, The Fun and Liberating World of Flash Fiction/Memoir and Transforming Your Writing Life in Just 20 Minutes a Day, for presentation. I speak for the Conference co-chairs, Peggy Moody and Jeanne Guy, as well…
A Heavy Work Week Ahead
I am helping a student with the Bard exam. This includes four 10 page essays on art, literature, science and philosophy. If the student makes a B+ or higher, then they receive an automatic acceptance to Bard College in New York. My student and I are reading Tolstoy, Galileo, Kant, and more. We are both…
Happy Birthday Eve, Brother Sam!
Tomorrow is my brother Sam’s birthday and I’ll just like to give him a shout out from CA to Texas or Ohio or Tennessee, wherever he may be tonight. My little brother is five years my junior and he has a musical streak that surpasses that of most mortal beings. He started pounding on a…
Sad News from the Breakfast Club
Some of you may recall that I wrote a few months back about an eighty-five year old woman – one of our Breakfast Club patrons – who I discovered was living in a West Hollywood park. Her name was Pat and she had come for years to the Breakfast Club, though for most of that…
My “Day of the Dead” Altar
Tonight was the Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) art exhibit at Barnsdall Art Center. I agreed to take part since my ceramics teacher suggested they needed people to build an altar for a loved one. I figured I had quite a few loved ones to pick from, after all. So, over the…
20 Minutes a Day 