I’m starting to think emoji are taking over the planet. In case you’re wondering, emoji are those tiny pictures of people, places, and things—smiley faces, sushi, syringes, shit, snowboarders—that can take the place… Continue reading
I’ve written about New Year’s Resolutions before. You can click here to read them. This is a bittersweet time of the year. Things are coming to a close. We appreciate where we’ve been and… Continue reading
Is it possible to have a platonic crush on a gay guy who died nearly 40 years ago? After seeing Private Lives at the Huntington Theatre, I think I just might. Noël Coward… Continue reading
Can I kick it? Yes you can! Great rappers are great writers. They pull you into their reality and make you think while you’re dancing. Back in the day—like waaaay back in the… Continue reading
Dearest Readers, It’s summertime in New England. That’s my way of saying that during this precious time of the year, I prefer to spend every possible moment I can outside, on the beach… Continue reading
Here is the memo I wrote this afternoon for one of my corporate clients about writing (per their request, of course): What is a cliché? Stick a fork in it: Clichés are words… Continue reading
Happy Monday! The start of another work-week has me thinking about what gets us employed in jobs we actually like (and maybe even love): our education. Our course of study, and the degrees… Continue reading
“I just kind of conjured them up out of my subconscious and put them in order of ascending peculiarity.” —Edward Gorey …and so starts the “Elegant Enigmas: the art of Edward Gorey” exhibit… Continue reading
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm – Colette My first post about creativity (“The Creative Habit: Use It or Lose It”) discussed how creativity is the result of being… Continue reading
I made one of my crazy 24-hour whirlwind visits to NYC last weekend. Among other things (some of which I’ll probably write about here, eventually), my friends and I went to the Body… Continue reading
