Happy International Women’s Day. Here are a few favorite books by women: * “The Little School.” by Argentinian writer Alicia Partnoy. * “The Colour of the Moon” by the Greek author Alkouni Papadaki. * “Once in a Promised Land’ by Jordanian author Laila Halaby. * “A Handbook to Luck,” by Cuban author Cristina Garcia. *…
Yvonne Perry, owner of Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services http://writersinthesky.com, has master-minded a blog chain for St. Patrick’s Day March 11 through 17 and Riehlife is one link in the chain. Sort of like a chain letter but with more variety. “What is a Blog Chain?” Yvonne says, A blog chain involves about…
Here’s the second part of the conversation between my New Mexico collaborator Stephanie Farrow and myself. Check out the first part of our making collaboration work discussion. In our column “Creative Catalyst” on Story Circle Network’s blog Telling Her Stories: The Broad View, we have posted the first two of a three-part cycle on collaboration:…
Riehlife’s February and March blog-of-the-month theme is Collaboration, that most excellent of love relationships in our lives and work. This series features two interviews by two collaboration duos plus a conversation with a distance educator. In our first 2-part interview Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler told us how they met and shared five tips for…
Robin Farmer, guest reviewer for “Me and Orson Wells,” brings a compelling view to Jana Segal’s Reel Inspiration. I’m eager to see this film; I know exactly who I want to see it with–a playwright. Here’s how Robin’s review begins: Based on Robert Kaplow’s novel of the same name, “Me and Orson Welles” is a…
Hurry, hurry! Request your poster by March 1st. The Academy of American Poets revealed the National Poetry Month poster for 2010 by award-winning illustrator and graphic designer Marian Bantjes, who recently created several campaigns for Saks Fifth Avenue. Bantjes’s intricate design features kaleidoscopic figures turning beneath a star-filled sky—a scene inspired by the poetry of…
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Judy Tart told me that a friend introduced her to fabric altered books–using a child’s board book as a base. They are extravagant collages of almost anything: fabric, paper, photos, trinkets and findings. She is working on one now. Here’s an example of a fabric altered book. I made these in art school. It’s fun….
See Roshani’s “Wonder” art exhibit at Marbles Yoga Studio & Art Gallery in the fashionable Lafayette Square in St. Louis. Roshani–based in both St. Louis and Kauai, exhibits paintings & jewelry designs. Born in Ireland, Roshani spent her childhood in St. Louis & now lives on the island of Kauai. A self-taught painter, her creativity…
I met William T. Dawson in Mountainair, New Mexico, in August 2007 for the 10th annual Sunflower Festival centered at the historic Shaffer Hotel. First, I’d attended the Sunflower Poetry Writing workshop, then participated as a featured reader in the Mountainair Poetry & Writers Picnic. This spoken word event is sheltered in the tree-shaded garden…