Widespread Insanity
I don’t know about you, but I’ve gotten to where I can hardly even skim the news. It seems like,…
The Important Things
I’ve had an unusually rough week. Well, maybe not unusually. It’s been a rough almost 2 years with…
LED Teeth
Tis the season to watch Home Alone. It’s a movie I really resonate with because Macaulay Culkin and…
Burning Candle
My life has been swirling for 17 months. My husband and I, to borrow a cliché, are like two ships…
Where's the Creativity?
I used to leave a lot of space in my life for creating. But I guess in the last 5 years everything…
The Analog Life
It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything that isn’t for work. Years, actually. And my life…
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers by Elizabeth C. Haynes The world out there is one for toy soldiers, Lined up in rows,…
Where Creativity Begins
I’m sitting down at my computer after the longest fallow period of my entire professional life. I…
Fallow Periods
I don’t think life is meant to be a continuous charging forward—one with no pit stops, no…
The Worm That Changed My Mind
About a month ago, I came across a tomato hornworm on my cherry tomato plant. If you haven’t seen a…









