“To be yourself is a truly revolutionary act, and I think more people should try it because it’s gotten me a pretty cool life.” Lena Waithe

“Creativity requires activity, and this is not good news to most of us. It makes us responsible, and we tend to hate that. You mean I...

I have a faint memory of seeing someone, a couple hiking in the New England woods. The woman was fit and taut, sexy and hoofin’ it. She...

I recruited an acquaintance to help market my third book, Postcards and Pearls Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road. We met and...

Garbage bags for Swedish Death Cleaning. Curry powder for African Curried Coconut Soup With Chickpeas.

A friend cooked this for me as a birthday present. I had two bowls then asked for the recipe. I cooked a vat of it. After eating a...

The one thing that creative souls around the world have in common is that they all have to practice to maintain their skills. Art is a...

Comparison is the thief of almost everything good within us. Lee Crutchley

Wandering is not limited to geography. Also an altered state of consciousness, wandering allows a disembodied self to drift on currents...

“This is a simple but never truer sentiment. I originally came up with this phrase in 2008 and have since drawn multiple iterations. If...

“If you’re in a coalition and you’re comfortable, you know it’s not a broad enough coalition.” Bernice Johnson-Reagon “There is no place on earth where you can always be with people like yourself. Give it up.” Bernice Johnson-Reagon

I discovered this by happenstance in 2012. Elena, my usual yoga instructor at the time was in Milan visiting her family. She booked a...

Guy Raz, NPR Host: Did you think of yourself as a creative person when you were younger? Sting: I was actually allowed to dream a lot as...

During every summer of my childhood, my parents and I road-tripped to Clarksville, Virginia, the home of my mother’s foster family and...

So, what we have in prison are the most traumatized people in our society. Dr. Gabor Maté On February 12, 2020, 23 Crew Members filmed...

We sat in chrome barstool chairs at black lacquer café tables. A blue-tinged barely lit bar. I’m approached with the offer to join the...