Children
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First-Grade Beauty
What were — if any — the artistic consequences of surgery to straighten my crooked eye when I was in First Grade? Continue reading
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Kindergarten Beauty
Art isn’t about drawing. It’s about learning to see. But what kind of art do you create as a child when you can’t see straight? Continue reading
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So much beauty. So little time.
Keats wrote that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. But when does someone begin to recognize a thing as “beauty”? Continue reading
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Clinging to Life
The impact of a favorite childhood book can last decades. Continue reading
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Dialogue with THE CHILD
“I’m so sad and lonely. Why didn’t you ever notice? Continue reading
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Restoring Pathways
Neural pathways are essential for sensory perception, motor skills, and cognitive processes. When it comes to writing, however, they can block the truth. Continue reading
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Ignite — 10/4/24
When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out of it.” — Erma Bombeck Continue reading
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Play Write
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” — Carl Jung Continue reading
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Can You Hear It, Brother? — Part TWO
The turbulence of late 1960’s impacted everyone, even a Junior High School student from a small town in Western Pennsylvania. Continue reading
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Can You Hear It, Brother? — Part ONE
An award-winning fable and an award-winning science story . . . who knew where my school assignments would take me? Continue reading