January 26, 2017
I have read a lot of memoirs, and How to Grow Up by Michelle Tea is one of my favorites. Michelle Tea is an author, performer, mentor, and advocate for women who write, create, and break the rules. She founded Sister Split, a series of events and programs for female and feminist writers/perfor...
January 18, 2017
I have written elsewhere on Virginia Woolf’s theories about a woman writer needing a “room of one’s own” in which to write, as well as my own experiences writing and working from home. Another writer known for working, or just being, at home, is the nineteenth-century poet, Emily Dickinson. I wanted...
January 12, 2017
I work from home. I also don’t drive, which I used to do before my 2007 accident, and now, I spend most of my time at home. Not driving has changed my life, but not necessarily is all bad ways. I never liked driving. Sometimes I think I never felt safe while driving, although I question whether...
January 7, 2017
As I discuss in my memoir, collage has a history as an art practice of defying conventions, as well as embracing spontaneity, freedom, the release from rules. Also, collage-making is often used in art therapy, according to art therapist Cathy A. Malchodi (2007), because clients feel less intimidated...
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