Standing Against the Current
The momentum of life is a stream that leads to anonymity and mediocrity. Pushing to the banal, the water of time sweeps us to an oblivion of conformity and smothered
Childhood’s Dreams Are Stronger Than Any Other
As a child, I found exploring exhilarating. In all its facets exploration leads to learning and new experiences, some amazing, some horrible and most ho-hum. Remember the first time you
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Finding That First Master
We all kneel at a master’s foot. Finding that first master comes early for most creative types. We encounter them when we are ready and capable to understand. The first
Down The Hatch
The corner, just above the door, unsettles me. I can’t move my eyes from it. Breathe, dummy. It’s just an entrance to the attic crawlspace. Just a three-foot by four-foot
Fighting To Read
Do you remember when you were introduced to reading? How as you learned the alphabet, you could read and write words. Taking it even further, when words strung together could
Creativity Awry or Creative Children and Fangoria
What can I say? I did something awful as a child. My poor mother, my poor, poor mother. Horror movies, gore special effects, and scary stories dominated my world after
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5 FACTS About Stephen King You May Not Know
Everyone knows who Stephen King is. Synonymous with horror since “Carrie” hit the book rack in the 1970s, Stephen King has churned out the chills. October is a month for