I teach Creativity + Innovation to university business students. “Is that actually a thing?” you ask. It is. Creativity + Innovation is an actual class I teach to actual business students for actual dollas. They are so smart, these college freshman. Accomplished, high performers. Give them … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Behind the Exclamation Point
I remember one thing about the night we brought home my oldest son, Jesse, from the hospital – the moment our people left. The people who knew anything about babies. I’m sure they did it out of consideration – you know, to give us a moment – but it was a risky maneuver because Matt and I didn’t know … [Read more...]
That Girl
The years after I found that broad place were my loneliest. It was a strange place for a girl who’s always been about people. I never ate lunch alone in the cafeteria and never could stand to see someone else doing it, either. I was that girl – Mind if I sit next to you? Want to sit with us? So … [Read more...]
Roadside
That shelf in my writing room wasn’t my first rescue. I’m a side-of-the-road girl – as in I’m always looking roadside to see what people don’t want anymore. I love garbage day. Your trash is my treasure and that abandoned shack with the broken windows and sunken porch on a lonely country road? … [Read more...]
Claiming a Space
And that's all, folks! Do you want to hear something lame? One of the reasons I didn't start the blog for the longest time … [Read more...]