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The house, the book and the song
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – I bought a house. It has lots of problems. But it’s on a quiet street in a safe neighborhood near everyone I used to love. And yet they’re not really … Continue reading
A Lesson from the Afterlife
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – It is good to be the Queen. Until your new husband accidentally poisons you to death in trying to kill your child when he is home on a sabbatical from … Continue reading
My Early 4th of July (Patriotic) Wish
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – There’s a part of me that thinks that if I believe something hard enough, I can make it happen. Believing in fairies as a child–as well as in Santa and … Continue reading
Forty-five Fifteen
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – At the start of the pandemic, it was grey out, cold and raining. My shelter in place when things closed down in March of 2020 became an oceanside town in … Continue reading
Rubber Bullets and the Cats of Gili Meno
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – “Don’t worry. It is safe.” This was the voice of my Hong Kong tour guide on the phone last summer giving me advice on whether I should go on a … Continue reading
Hard Words in the Snow
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Snow Day! Today is a snow day for schools on the coast! Checking the district website, I confirmed this at 6:40 a.m. this morning. The information was as clear on … Continue reading
Cold Teeth and Overhead Lights
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – As I rushed down the oceanside promenade, the blowing rain whipped my hair into my mouth. Despite my repeated efforts to push it back under my hood, it seemed to … Continue reading
Goalie No More
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – I keep meeting people who are all about the no. I used to be this way too. Once upon a time I thought I would just live in one place … Continue reading
Uninvited
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Lately I have been thinking about rape. A tough subject, I know. However, sometimes when people talk about the elephant on the table it helps the other baby elephants in … Continue reading
My One and Only
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – As I gazed into the face of my true love, my heart began to pound. It was a crucial moment, yet neither of us spoke. I glanced down at my … Continue reading