Category: writing
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To GenX with Love
While I often refer to “Theo and Sprout” as a young adult story, and it certainly is, it’s also a coming of age story. And people of all ages can enjoy a coming of age story. I’m a GenXer, which is only important in the context of what I am about to say. I suppose…
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Back to School Ode
I dreaded going back to school when I was in high school. I dreaded it because I was pushed off the shore in my little boat into the sea of life all alone, without a map, without oars, without a life jacket, without anything really. I won’t claim I had the worst high school experience…
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Joining the Sirens between Shadow and Light
In the Spotlight. Fame. The center of attention. Many people crave this. Society certainly loves to put people there. Often rewarded with fortune. In the shadows. Wallflower. Out of sight, out of mind. Many people crave this as well. To be left alone by society. Society is intrigued by those who choose to live in…
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Theo and Sprout for Audiobook Lovers
Some people love their audiobooks. You can listen to them on a long ride, on a long walk, working out, or chilling out. Audiobooks take me back to childhood and the joy of someone reading a story. In fact the joy of having some one read me a story has never gone away. In fact…
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Sprout: Divine Feminine
“Who is Sprout?” “What is Sprout?” “Is she an imaginary friend?” “Is she a delusion? A split personality?” I get questions like this form people who have read “Theo and Sprout.” My response is usually “That’s a good question,” not to be glib but because it is a good question. Obviously she’s a metaphor. But…
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Fun Book Recommendations
“Best Books to Remind You that Wonder is Still Possible” is a reading list I created for Shepherd, a book site that has “Best Book To…” feature for all sorts of topics, and essays on why people choose them. Check out the list here:
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Mirror Me?
I looked into the mirror and saw you.You are not me.I have not become my friend.I have not become my enemy.I have certainly not become you,Whoever you are. This is not Dorian Gray’s mirror.I am certainly not younger than I seem.You are certainly not older than I seem.But your stare is penetrating and cold.Will I…
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Sprout: Spirit Guide for Today’s World
Look. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman. I feel that way sometimes when trying to explain “Theo and Sprout” to people. It’s a young adult book. It’s coming of age book. It’s a Jungian metaphor. It’s a coming of self book. And it is all of these things, which could either speak to…
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Balloons and Paper Tigers
Balloons and paper tigers imprison meThey chain me with myFears and failures and tenuous futureTo a life of anxiety and paralysis The growling paper tiger claws at theBalloon wall I’ve built around meThe awful noise of the snarling tigerThe popping balloonsMy own inner screamsStartle my sensesJar me into actionTo replace the popped balloonsI believe will…
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