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The Power of Being Me: Learning, Creating and Becoming

Over the past few weeks many of my college students (especially the ones coming closer to graduation) have been coming to me panicked that they don’t know what they want to do with their lives, and...

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On the Loss of Wordless Love

A dog-shaped hole fills my heart as silence fills the house. She is not here to follow my every move in the hopes I will succumb to the begging mind-control eyes that say “Love me, give me a treat!”...

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Books: The Story of When You Are

I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. To be honest, I’ve been doing much more reading than writing. I know I should be writing, I know that becoming a “successful” writer means you must go beyond...

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A P.O.W.ERful Update

I just spent the weekend celebrating my 25th college reunion with my daughter, surrounded by the incredibly talent, passionate, and amazing women who attended Smith College. The theme for our class was...

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Summertime and the Reading is Easy!

If you are anything like me, your summer will be a combination of extra busy times, family fun, moments of relaxation, and stolen moments of creativity. And, of course, books, books, and more books . ....

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Another Chance to Win

Visit my interview over at 4 Am Writer today, and get a chance to win a copy of P.O.W.ER. Don’t forget to leave a comment celebrating your own unique abilities. Don’t forget yesterday’s amazing...

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Nature’s Stories: A Poem

I listen to the stories in languages unknown the croaks, the caws, the whispers, the stillness of a stone. The heartbeat of nature is filled with wild tales of love, of loss, of adventure, of mysteries...

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How to Write Terrible Characters

I’m not talking about the characters we love to hate–they are usually layered and intriguing. I’m not talking about the characters who seduce you into believing they are charming and good but then...

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Singularity Cover Reveal: The Power of Community, Support, and Social Media

While the act of writing might be a solitary one, in the modern world of books the reality is that in order to succeed even the most talented author needs help. Sure, those with more traditional...

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What I did on my Summer Vacation by Helena-Hann Basquiat

It has been a while since we have celebrated anyone’s unique powers, but I am thrilled to be able to celebrate Helena Hann-Basquiat, the voice behind Memoirs of a Dilettante, Volumes I & II, plus...

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What I’m Learning this Summer

Summertime. An opportunity to spend more time outdoors. A season of cookouts, swimming, family adventures, good books and laziness. Unless you are me and my family. We spend our summers at a summer...

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A Review of SINGULARITY: Psychology, Terror, and the Power of the Mind

“Pulvis et umbra sumus {We are but dust and shadows}” –Horace When Helena Hann-Basquiat asked if anyone would be interested in reading an advanced copy of Singularity I jumped at the opportunity,...

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Why I’ll Never Be Cool

Do you ever feel like you are caught in a cycle of trying to fit in with the “cool kids” and never quite making it? It’s like you are trapped in a never-ending vortex of middle-school/high school hell....

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Celebrating Our Unique Powers: The Gift of Inspiring Others by Kate Johnston

I think I first met Kate at 4am. Literally. I was wandering through a period of insomnia while I struggled to figure out how writing, creativity, and dreams could fit into my life when I finally gave...

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Life On My Own Terms: A Personal Manifesto

Do you ever feel like you can’t win for losing? Do you ever feel like you are lacking, in some significant way, the Je ne sais quois that will allow you into the winner’s circle . . . that you are...

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Let’s Just Stop

There’s an old theory, whether true or not, that there is no such thing as bad publicity. I’m beginning to think it is true, and that truth disturbs me more than you can imagine.   We live in a world...

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New Beginnings

L’shana tova! I  may not be a very religious Jew, but still this time of the year is my new beginning. Perhaps it comes from the fact that I’ve never really left school, so September starts a new cycle...

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Connecting the Dots of Inspiration

It’s the middle of the night. I wake up suddenly. I’m not sure why. Maybe it was one of the usual bizarre dreams that walk the fine line between fascinating and terrifying. Or perhaps it was the...

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My Personal Mountain Day

The bells chimed early this morning at my alma mater, signalling a day off–a day to enjoy nature, celebrate fall, take a break from papers, work, stress and the daily grind. The echo of the ringing...

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Life as a Renaissance Woman

I sat at a table filled with my first year studies seminar students in the POD (our campus’ main dining hall) and we just talked. The original plan was that we would hold part of our class in there,...

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