listen to the sound of my shaky heart

Yesterday was a good day. Today is a bad day. This morning I found Mama Eula throwing all of my grandfather’s things away. She’s furious because he’s taken her money and run off with another woman. When I try to explain that he’s coming back soon, Mama Eula’s eyes widen and she usually says, “When he does, I’ll kill him.” But sometimes it’s worse. Sometimes she says, “Well, I’ll just go down,” and then she motions to the lake, “and drown myself over there.” She then presses her lips together, and if I don’t respond, she adds for emphasis, “Then you’ll …

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a letter to you

hello, you have stumbled into a corner of my world. welcome. at times it’s whimsical, quirky, and romantic, but it can also be scary, painful and confusing. the weather changes frequently. i hesitate to call this a “blog” because of the connotations surrounding blogs: i am not fighting for a particular cause, sharing all the personal details of my life, or convincing you that my way is the right way (unless that cause is love, the details, important to me, and the way, the way of beauty). i don’t have a 30 second elevator pitch to persuade you to buy …

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Do you do something?

Last night I attended the Dosomething Awards at the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY and they were AWESOME. Do Something is an incredible organization that honors young change-makers and inspires other young people to DO SOMETHING. My favorite part (and  I think this is what sets them apart MOST from other organizations) is their tech-savvy, hip, youth directed approach. Growing up, I found it so difficult to find ways to get involved in causes I believed in. It was easy to join the travel soccer team (which I did), and easy to act in a play group theater …

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Creative Bombs

Taken while drawing with kids in South Africa (2005). I am working so hard on putting together a professional looking book. So far I have taught myself Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. Two incredible programs. Right now, I am editing my writing and very slowly organizing the pictures with the text. It’s a long process!! After working on a page for a few hours, I sometimes just have to scratch it and start over. The subject matter is also not the easiest. What words does one use to describe a baby dying? Working on this book brings up so many …

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