I remember the first time I heard it. The voice. I remember exactly where I was and exactly what I was doing. And I remember what it sounded like. And how I knew it was real. It was by a campfire. And I was listening to a story. It was the story about the two … Continue reading When I heard the voice…
Vulnerability
The Path of Most Resistance
I confess, I’m a bit irritated with myself for taking so long between blog posts. Actually, I could have ended that sentence about seven words earlier. I’m a bit irritated with myself. Come to think of it, that’s still too much. I’m a bit irritated. For the past two-and-a-half years I’ve been working toward a … Continue reading The Path of Most Resistance
It is what it IS: The story of a story about a story
I have to admit, it’s hard to explain. But there’s something about the creative process that has a mind of its own, so to speak. It’s as if, even thought it’s a part of you, it’s somehow mysteriously apart from you. And so you have to honor what the idea or the image or the sculpture or the song or whatever it is, is.
Living, Breathing, Sad, and Happy Things
By Anna Webb, Poet Laureate Last semester, I had the stressful (yet surprisingly enjoyable) task of writing my Senior Capstone for my Undergraduate Degree at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Since I’m an English Major on the tract of Creative Writing, I had a lot of opportunity to find my own creative space, and to write … Continue reading Living, Breathing, Sad, and Happy Things
Cabin Fever and the Struggle for Awesomeness
...some days, you just have to work a little harder to be awesome.