When we rush the process just for the sake of speed – in writing, theatre, or any creative endeavor – we risk leaving some of the best ideas on the table, undiscovered. Slowness is where the magic is happening.
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The Odyssey Is (Literally) Everything
Nolan’s movie “The Odyssey” shows us what happens when this principle is forgotten. When wonder is twisted into fear, and welcome degenerates into hostility, the cost is civilization. The cost is everything.
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The Story Is Enough.
The Story is — must be — enough. I am a fangirl of old. I don’t just like stories; I…
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Finding Lucy
This year is about returning to WONDER. Among the several movies the Hubs and I watched during Christmastide was the…
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Put On Your Big-Girl Pants
During my semester abroad at Oxford, my closest friends were guys. This was super fun, but also led to some…
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A (Positive) Rant
I hate to begin 2021 with a rant, but it will end on a positive note. (I promise.) In November,…
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Let’s Talk MORE About Writing
Let’s talk MORE about writing, friends. I recently read a chapter entitled “Faith and Fiction” from Frederick Buechner’s Secrets in…
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Why I Write Fantasy, Part 2 – Believing With Alice
My last post was a study in romance. I examined that deep surge of feeling I experience at the end…
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Brad and Harry: A Study in Fantasy
I have recently begun my fourth readthru of the Harry Potter books. This readthru began as a “rest” strategy –…
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