Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Of Inner Muses, Boxes, and Preserving Who We Are?
“…For two years I tried fitting into a box and I almost lost myself. I finally decided that I’m good enough. …”
“…Perhaps I’m weird. But I have never tried to sell my work [to a commercial publisher] I have never tried to get a [book] deal since I’ve been writing. I’ve had people to say, ‘If you do this, this and this, I can tell this one. I’ve thanked them, but I’m guided by my inner muse. If that is going to happen [commercial contract come my way] then it will happen. I’m on a different path. I can’t define it any better than that.”
–Angelia Menchan, author of “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?“,“Mrs. Black“, and publisher of the anthology, Women’s Writes,
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/X0zoP
“…Perhaps I’m weird. But I have never tried to sell my work [to a commercial publisher] I have never tried to get a [book] deal since I’ve been writing. I’ve had people to say, ‘If you do this, this and this, I can tell this one. I’ve thanked them, but I’m guided by my inner muse. If that is going to happen [commercial contract come my way] then it will happen. I’m on a different path. I can’t define it any better than that.”
–Angelia Menchan, author of “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?“,“Mrs. Black“, and publisher of the anthology, Women’s Writes,
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/X0zoP
Of Inner Muses, Boxes, and Preserving Who We Are?
“…For two years I tried fitting into a box and I almost lost myself. I finally decided that I’m good enough. …”
“…Perhaps I’m weird. But I have never tried to sell my work [to a commercial publisher] I have never tried to get a [book] deal since I’ve been writing. I’ve had people to say, ‘If you do this, this and this, I can tell this one. I’ve thanked them, but I’m guided by my inner muse. If that is going to happen [commercial contract come my way] then it will happen. I’m on a different path. I can’t define it any better than that.”
–Angelia Menchan, author of “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?“,“Mrs. Black“, and publisher of the anthology, Women’s Writes,
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GkTju
“…Perhaps I’m weird. But I have never tried to sell my work [to a commercial publisher] I have never tried to get a [book] deal since I’ve been writing. I’ve had people to say, ‘If you do this, this and this, I can tell this one. I’ve thanked them, but I’m guided by my inner muse. If that is going to happen [commercial contract come my way] then it will happen. I’m on a different path. I can’t define it any better than that.”
–Angelia Menchan, author of “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?“,“Mrs. Black“, and publisher of the anthology, Women’s Writes,
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GkTju
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Writer, Narrative, and Evolution…
Make up a story. Narrative is radical, creating us at every moment it is being created.
–Toni Morrison (Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise by Tavis Smiley)
These words gripped me the first time I read them. That was over a week ago. In the days since, I have repeated and shared them with others.
Each time I speak them their meaning, the truth of purpose and process of what I do as a writer, the depth of impression left by the work I do, enlarges.
As writers we are constantly remaking ourselves through the words we write, the stories we tell, the plots we weave and unbraid. Continue reading ‘The Writer, Narrative, and Evolution…’
From: http://ping.fm/v5knW
–Toni Morrison (Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise by Tavis Smiley)
These words gripped me the first time I read them. That was over a week ago. In the days since, I have repeated and shared them with others.
Each time I speak them their meaning, the truth of purpose and process of what I do as a writer, the depth of impression left by the work I do, enlarges.
As writers we are constantly remaking ourselves through the words we write, the stories we tell, the plots we weave and unbraid. Continue reading ‘The Writer, Narrative, and Evolution…’
From: http://ping.fm/v5knW
The Writer, Narrative, and Evolution…
Make up a story. Narrative is radical, creating us at every moment it is being created.
–Toni Morrison (Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise by Tavis Smiley)
These words gripped me the first time I read them. That was over a week ago. In the days since, I have repeated and shared them with others.
Each time I speak them their meaning, the truth of purpose and process of what I do as a writer, the depth of impression left by the work I do, enlarges.
As writers we are constantly remaking ourselves through the words we write, the stories we tell, the plots we weave and unbraid. Continue reading ‘The Writer, Narrative, and Evolution…’
From: http://ping.fm/TecPy
–Toni Morrison (Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise by Tavis Smiley)
These words gripped me the first time I read them. That was over a week ago. In the days since, I have repeated and shared them with others.
Each time I speak them their meaning, the truth of purpose and process of what I do as a writer, the depth of impression left by the work I do, enlarges.
As writers we are constantly remaking ourselves through the words we write, the stories we tell, the plots we weave and unbraid. Continue reading ‘The Writer, Narrative, and Evolution…’
From: http://ping.fm/TecPy
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Of Blogging, "Motherwit Four," and Generosity?
Of the mother wit and wisdom in her writing Angelia Menchan says, “My mother was 30 years old before she decided to have children. I had these old women around me. My grandmother and then godmother lived to be 102. I was one of those old souls at a very young age. You know that story about the girl born with the veil over her face that would be me. And I just kind of tossed that over my shoulder. On August 9, 2010 I’m publishing an anthology of stories called, “Motherwit Four,” in honor of my mother.”
Author, Angelia Menchan, discusses “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?” and her recent novel, “Mrs. Black“.
She has also published an anthology, Women’s Writes, co-authored with Jennifer Coissiere, Darnetta Frazier, and Shaneika Ferguson.
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/vICuS
Author, Angelia Menchan, discusses “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?” and her recent novel, “Mrs. Black“.
She has also published an anthology, Women’s Writes, co-authored with Jennifer Coissiere, Darnetta Frazier, and Shaneika Ferguson.
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/vICuS
Of Blogging, "Motherwit Four," and Generosity?
Of the mother wit and wisdom in her writing Angelia Menchan says, “My mother was 30 years old before she decided to have children. I had these old women around me. My grandmother and then godmother lived to be 102. I was one of those old souls at a very young age. You know that story about the girl born with the veil over her face that would be me. And I just kind of tossed that over my shoulder. On August 9, 2010 I’m publishing an anthology of stories called, “Motherwit Four,” in honor of my mother.”
Author, Angelia Menchan, discusses “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?” and her recent novel, “Mrs. Black“.
She has also published an anthology, Women’s Writes, co-authored with Jennifer Coissiere, Darnetta Frazier, and Shaneika Ferguson.
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/jahLb
Author, Angelia Menchan, discusses “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?” and her recent novel, “Mrs. Black“.
She has also published an anthology, Women’s Writes, co-authored with Jennifer Coissiere, Darnetta Frazier, and Shaneika Ferguson.
Visit Angelia’s blogs, Angelia Vernon Menchan, Write or Die Woman, and Angel08. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/jahLb
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Radio Show | Author, Angelia Menchan
Author, Angelia Menchan, discusses “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?” and her recent novel, “Mrs. Black“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/8aRHX
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/8aRHX
Radio Show | Author, Angelia Menchan
Author, Angelia Menchan, discusses “Ramblings,” “Schae’s Story,” “Is No Not Clear Enough for You?” and her recent novel, “Mrs. Black“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/S9eYR
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/S9eYR
Friday, March 26, 2010
85 Years and Counting II: Marriage, Vulnerability, and A Need for the Other
85 Years and Counting II:
Marriage, Vulnerability, and A Need for the Other
http://ping.fm/bmEEb (Herbert & Zelmyra Fisher by D. L. Anderson)
As a psychotherapist who earned my MA in Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco, I see beauty and importance in all religions and faiths–Christianity, Taoism, Ile Ife, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, Jainism, Native American teachings, Yoruban Cosmology, Voudon, etc.
The religious texts and teachings of each make significant contributions towards the spiritual development and evolution of individuals and humanity. I subscribe to Carl Jung’s axiom that religions as intricate psychological systems the humans used to meet the daily task of coping with life’s uncertainty and travails. Like Deepak Chopra advises, I encourage each individual to choose what religion best fits her or his personality.
In this vein I view the institution of marriage, whatever the culture of socio-economic strata, spiritual/religious belief or the lack thereof, as raising the issue of human vulnerability.
As humans we are social beings.
We need human connection. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/8ZSxP
Marriage, Vulnerability, and A Need for the Other
http://ping.fm/bmEEb (Herbert & Zelmyra Fisher by D. L. Anderson)
As a psychotherapist who earned my MA in Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco, I see beauty and importance in all religions and faiths–Christianity, Taoism, Ile Ife, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, Jainism, Native American teachings, Yoruban Cosmology, Voudon, etc.
The religious texts and teachings of each make significant contributions towards the spiritual development and evolution of individuals and humanity. I subscribe to Carl Jung’s axiom that religions as intricate psychological systems the humans used to meet the daily task of coping with life’s uncertainty and travails. Like Deepak Chopra advises, I encourage each individual to choose what religion best fits her or his personality.
In this vein I view the institution of marriage, whatever the culture of socio-economic strata, spiritual/religious belief or the lack thereof, as raising the issue of human vulnerability.
As humans we are social beings.
We need human connection. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/8ZSxP
85 Years and Counting II: Marriage, Vulnerability, and A Need for the Other
85 Years and Counting II: Marriage, Vulnerability, and A Need for the Other
As a psychotherapist who earned my MA in Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco, I see beauty and importance in all religions and faiths–Christianity, Taoism, Ile Ife, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, Jainism, Native American teachings, Yoruban Cosmology, Voudon, etc.
The religious texts and teachings of each make significant contributions towards the spiritual development and evolution of individuals and humanity. I subscribe to Carl Jung’s axiom that religions as intricate psychological systems the humans used to meet the daily task of coping with life’s uncertainty and travails. Like Deepak Chopra advises, I encourage each individual to choose what religion best fits her or his personality.
In this vein I view the institution of marriage, whatever the culture of socio-economic strata, spiritual/religious belief or the lack thereof, as raising the issue of human vulnerability.
As humans we are social beings.
We need human connection. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/hWYCv
As a psychotherapist who earned my MA in Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco, I see beauty and importance in all religions and faiths–Christianity, Taoism, Ile Ife, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, Jainism, Native American teachings, Yoruban Cosmology, Voudon, etc.
The religious texts and teachings of each make significant contributions towards the spiritual development and evolution of individuals and humanity. I subscribe to Carl Jung’s axiom that religions as intricate psychological systems the humans used to meet the daily task of coping with life’s uncertainty and travails. Like Deepak Chopra advises, I encourage each individual to choose what religion best fits her or his personality.
In this vein I view the institution of marriage, whatever the culture of socio-economic strata, spiritual/religious belief or the lack thereof, as raising the issue of human vulnerability.
As humans we are social beings.
We need human connection. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/hWYCv
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Men, Women and The Taboo of Love and Romance in Marriage…
Author, poet, novelist, and writing teacher, David Mura states: “Identifying what compels you to write, reveals the reason we are driven to write each or our works.”
To complicate things, I find that not only is the reason that I write multi-faceted, it also evolves and shifts at various intervals in my life.
I initially began to write because I wanted to read stories of characters with whom I could identify with by culture and race.
On a deeper level, I wanted to read about characters who shared not only my race and culture as an African American woman of the American South, but of a middle class background, who in many ways could appear quite Waspish, but was not. Continue reading ‘Men, Women and The Taboo of Love and Romance in Marriage…’
From: http://ping.fm/BYK2T
To complicate things, I find that not only is the reason that I write multi-faceted, it also evolves and shifts at various intervals in my life.
I initially began to write because I wanted to read stories of characters with whom I could identify with by culture and race.
On a deeper level, I wanted to read about characters who shared not only my race and culture as an African American woman of the American South, but of a middle class background, who in many ways could appear quite Waspish, but was not. Continue reading ‘Men, Women and The Taboo of Love and Romance in Marriage…’
From: http://ping.fm/BYK2T
Men, Women and The Taboo of Love and Romance in Marriage…
Author, poet, novelist, and writing teacher, David Mura states: “Identifying what compels you to write, reveals the reason we are driven to write each or our works.”
To complicate things, I find that not only is the reason that I write multi-faceted, it also evolves and shifts at various intervals in my life.
I initially began to write because I wanted to read stories of characters with whom I could identify with by culture and race.
On a deeper level, I wanted to read about characters who shared not only my race and culture as an African American woman of the American South, but of a middle class background, who in many ways could appear quite Waspish, but was not. Continue reading ‘Men, Women and The Taboo of Love and Romance in Marriage…’
From: http://ping.fm/U2Hhf
To complicate things, I find that not only is the reason that I write multi-faceted, it also evolves and shifts at various intervals in my life.
I initially began to write because I wanted to read stories of characters with whom I could identify with by culture and race.
On a deeper level, I wanted to read about characters who shared not only my race and culture as an African American woman of the American South, but of a middle class background, who in many ways could appear quite Waspish, but was not. Continue reading ‘Men, Women and The Taboo of Love and Romance in Marriage…’
From: http://ping.fm/U2Hhf
Of Narrative, Journeys, and What Compels Us to Write…
“Make up a story. Narrative is radical, creating us at the very moment it is being created.”
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/n1l0a
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/n1l0a
Of Narrative, Journeys, and What Compels Us to Write…
“Make up a story. Narrative is radical, creating us at the very moment it is being created.”
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/jTjFe
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/jTjFe
Of Narrative, Journeys, and What Compels Us to Write…
“Make up a story. Narrative is radical, creating us at the very moment it is being created.”
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/gOIxE
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/gOIxE
Of Narrative, Journeys, and What Compels Us to Write…
“Make up a story. Narrative is radical, creating us at the very moment it is being created.”
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/eg229
–Toni Morrison, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
The protagonist, in reaching home, during this last chapter of the journey, must evidence that she or he has traveled, not simply waited steps beyond home, seconds beyond the gates of the home native city and after sufficient time to have journeyed far, they reappear with their tale.
Just as the central character must evidence the crisis has transformed her or his way of thinking regarding making decisions, so too, when reaching home again, she or he must demonstrated they have traveled, that they have truly been away.
They accomplish this through the external travel of physical engagement and internal journey of self-reflection.
Often when we travel we bring back gifts for those we love.
The gifts come from the places we have been, where our itinerary of travel has taken us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/eg229
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
85 Years and Counting: Commitment in an Age of Immediacy and Dispensability
The words “After 85 years, husband and wife say…” caught my attention, and immediately I was reading of Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, wed for nearly 8.5 decades.
Many people do not live that long, never mind businesses. That a union of two people could endure nearly 9 decades of connection and commitment is amazing. That it is a marriage and one in America proves nothing short of miraculous.
Each day individuals in our society of Facebook accounts, instant messaging and Tweets of 140 chars (short, for characters or letters) exit relationships of all kinds by penning their signature, or with the click of a button remove and/or block a previous association or connection on a social network, or by simply forwarding an e-mail or text message.
Dispensability and disposability has gone global, electronic, and immediate. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/72gmA
Many people do not live that long, never mind businesses. That a union of two people could endure nearly 9 decades of connection and commitment is amazing. That it is a marriage and one in America proves nothing short of miraculous.
Each day individuals in our society of Facebook accounts, instant messaging and Tweets of 140 chars (short, for characters or letters) exit relationships of all kinds by penning their signature, or with the click of a button remove and/or block a previous association or connection on a social network, or by simply forwarding an e-mail or text message.
Dispensability and disposability has gone global, electronic, and immediate. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/72gmA
85 Years and Counting: Commitment in an Age of Immediacy and Dispensability
The words “After 85 years, husband and wife say…” caught my attention, and immediately I was reading of Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, wed for nearly 8.5 decades.
Many people do not live that long, never mind businesses. That a union of two people could endure nearly 9 decades of connection and commitment is amazing. That it is a marriage and one in America proves nothing short of miraculous.
Each day individuals in our society of Facebook accounts, instant messaging and Tweets of 140 chars (short, for characters or letters) exit relationships of all kinds by penning their signature, or with the click of a button remove and/or block a previous association or connection on a social network, or by simply forwarding an e-mail or text message.
Dispensability and disposability has gone global, electronic, and immediate. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/A7BEP
Many people do not live that long, never mind businesses. That a union of two people could endure nearly 9 decades of connection and commitment is amazing. That it is a marriage and one in America proves nothing short of miraculous.
Each day individuals in our society of Facebook accounts, instant messaging and Tweets of 140 chars (short, for characters or letters) exit relationships of all kinds by penning their signature, or with the click of a button remove and/or block a previous association or connection on a social network, or by simply forwarding an e-mail or text message.
Dispensability and disposability has gone global, electronic, and immediate. …
Read the rest @ my new Squidcast
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/A7BEP
Marriage, Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, and Squidoo
As if I haven’t been blogging enough I recently opened a 3rd Squidoo lens–…where the pain of family meets compassion…and a change of heart…
An author of Women’s Fiction centered on wives, and husbands trying to make it work, and succeeding, I felt the need to share my insights and discoveries about the institution of which I have participated for nearly 3 decades.
Thirty years at this, I recently uncovered, is nothing compared to Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher of North Carolina, who hold the Guinness Book of World Records for the couple with the longest years of wedlock. Continue reading ‘Marriage, Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, and Squidoo…’
From: http://ping.fm/2HBCp
An author of Women’s Fiction centered on wives, and husbands trying to make it work, and succeeding, I felt the need to share my insights and discoveries about the institution of which I have participated for nearly 3 decades.
Thirty years at this, I recently uncovered, is nothing compared to Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher of North Carolina, who hold the Guinness Book of World Records for the couple with the longest years of wedlock. Continue reading ‘Marriage, Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, and Squidoo…’
From: http://ping.fm/2HBCp
Marriage, Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, and Squidoo…
As if I haven’t been blogging enough I recently opened a 3rd Squidoo lens–…where the pain of family meets compassion…and a change of heart…
An author of Women’s Fiction centered on wives, and husbands trying to make it work, and succeeding, I felt the need to share my insights and discoveries about the institution of which I have participated for nearly 3 decades.
Thirty years at this, I recently uncovered, is nothing compared to Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher of North Carolina, who hold the Guinness Book of World Records for the couple with the longest years of wedlock. Continue reading ‘Marriage, Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, and Squidoo…’
From: http://ping.fm/QRVfr
An author of Women’s Fiction centered on wives, and husbands trying to make it work, and succeeding, I felt the need to share my insights and discoveries about the institution of which I have participated for nearly 3 decades.
Thirty years at this, I recently uncovered, is nothing compared to Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher of North Carolina, who hold the Guinness Book of World Records for the couple with the longest years of wedlock. Continue reading ‘Marriage, Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, and Squidoo…’
From: http://ping.fm/QRVfr
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Of Spirals, Parking Garages, and Points of Entry and Identification?
Of Spirals, Parking Garages, and The road that led your protagonist away at the opening of your novel or story brings her or him home again during the final stage, but at a new level of awareness.
And since time has moved forward, while the central character has been gone, we could entitle the journey, Back to the Future and Home Again.
The central character of the story has traveled in a spiral, moving both vertically and horizontally.
They have broadened their perspective. This encompasses the circular motion of the spiral. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/yPxQi
And since time has moved forward, while the central character has been gone, we could entitle the journey, Back to the Future and Home Again.
The central character of the story has traveled in a spiral, moving both vertically and horizontally.
They have broadened their perspective. This encompasses the circular motion of the spiral. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/yPxQi
Of Spirals, Parking Garages, and Points of Entry and Identification?
The road that led your protagonist away at the opening of your novel or story brings her or him home again during the final stage, but at a new level of awareness.
And since time has moved forward, while the central character has been gone, we could entitle the journey, Back to the Future and Home Again.
The central character of the story has traveled in a spiral, moving both vertically and horizontally.
They have broadened their perspective. This encompasses the circular motion of the spiral. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/NlCGB
And since time has moved forward, while the central character has been gone, we could entitle the journey, Back to the Future and Home Again.
The central character of the story has traveled in a spiral, moving both vertically and horizontally.
They have broadened their perspective. This encompasses the circular motion of the spiral. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/NlCGB
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Radio Show | Roland Jefferson
Author Roland Jefferson, discusses his crime novels, “One Night Stand,” “The School on 103rd Street,” “Damaged Goods,” and his latest work, a departure into commercial fiction, “White Coat Fever“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/J5b1n
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/J5b1n
Radio Show | Roland Jefferson
Author Roland Jefferson, discusses his crime novels, “One Night Stand,” “The School on 103rd Street,” “Damaged Goods,” and his latest work, a departure into commercial fiction, “White Coat Fever“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/TB3Cg
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/TB3Cg
Thursday, March 18, 2010
For Richer, For Poorer II: Emotions, Money, and Marriage in America
An award-winning, nationally-syndicated personal finance columnist, Liz Pulliam Weston writes:
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Most of us grew up in a home controlled by adults. The attitudes about money that those adults hold, whether we like or disagree with them, shape our lives. Inevitably they shape how we see ourselves, and ultimately how we perceive our place in the world.
Individuals who grow up in a home where one or both parents donate a lot of time to their job, career or profession and making money, whether out of necessity or because they love their work, will view money quite differently than those who come from a home where money is viewed as simply important for acquiring the things one needs to live healthily and joyfully.
Two spouses of a marriage who come from the same economic strata could hold quite different views on this matter.
One spouse may view living joyfully and healthily to include spending money frugally, and contributing time to less expensive ventures.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/18/for-richer-for-poorer-ii-emotions-money-and-marriage-in-america/
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Most of us grew up in a home controlled by adults. The attitudes about money that those adults hold, whether we like or disagree with them, shape our lives. Inevitably they shape how we see ourselves, and ultimately how we perceive our place in the world.
Individuals who grow up in a home where one or both parents donate a lot of time to their job, career or profession and making money, whether out of necessity or because they love their work, will view money quite differently than those who come from a home where money is viewed as simply important for acquiring the things one needs to live healthily and joyfully.
Two spouses of a marriage who come from the same economic strata could hold quite different views on this matter.
One spouse may view living joyfully and healthily to include spending money frugally, and contributing time to less expensive ventures.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/18/for-richer-for-poorer-ii-emotions-money-and-marriage-in-america/
For Richer, For Poorer II: Emotions, Money, and Marriage in America
An award-winning, nationally-syndicated personal finance columnist, Liz Pulliam Weston writes:
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Most of us grew up in a home controlled by adults. The attitudes about money that those adults hold, whether we like or disagree with them, shape our lives. Inevitably they shape how we see ourselves, and ultimately how we perceive our place in the world.
Individuals who grow up in a home where one or both parents donate a lot of time to their job, career or profession and making money, whether out of necessity or because they love their work, will view money quite differently than those who come from a home where money is viewed as simply important for acquiring the things one needs to live healthily and joyfully.
Two spouses of a marriage who come from the same economic strata could hold quite different views on this matter.
One spouse may view living joyfully and healthily to include spending money frugally, and contributing time to less expensive ventures.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/18/for-richer-for-poorer-ii-emotions-money-and-marriage-in-america/
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Most of us grew up in a home controlled by adults. The attitudes about money that those adults hold, whether we like or disagree with them, shape our lives. Inevitably they shape how we see ourselves, and ultimately how we perceive our place in the world.
Individuals who grow up in a home where one or both parents donate a lot of time to their job, career or profession and making money, whether out of necessity or because they love their work, will view money quite differently than those who come from a home where money is viewed as simply important for acquiring the things one needs to live healthily and joyfully.
Two spouses of a marriage who come from the same economic strata could hold quite different views on this matter.
One spouse may view living joyfully and healthily to include spending money frugally, and contributing time to less expensive ventures.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/18/for-richer-for-poorer-ii-emotions-money-and-marriage-in-america/
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Passion, Blogging, and The Core of Who We Are…
I received this heartfelt comment to a recent blog post, entitled, Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…
“My issue is figuring out what to write about outside the magazine. I have made a list of topics of interest… would like to establish myself in a particular subject area. Any ideas of how I can do this?…”
My response, after thanking the visitor for submitting their question was, “What is your passion?…You want to begin identifying that which most interests your heart and soul.”
The key to successful blogging is to consistently post new material, and writing articles that both engage the readers and visitors to your website while providing them useful information. Continue reading ‘Passion, Blogging, and The Core of Who We Are…’
From: http://ping.fm/yryaF
“My issue is figuring out what to write about outside the magazine. I have made a list of topics of interest… would like to establish myself in a particular subject area. Any ideas of how I can do this?…”
My response, after thanking the visitor for submitting their question was, “What is your passion?…You want to begin identifying that which most interests your heart and soul.”
The key to successful blogging is to consistently post new material, and writing articles that both engage the readers and visitors to your website while providing them useful information. Continue reading ‘Passion, Blogging, and The Core of Who We Are…’
From: http://ping.fm/yryaF
Passion, Blogging, and The Core of Who We Are…
I received this heartfelt comment to a recent blog post, entitled, Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…
“My issue is figuring out what to write about outside the magazine. I have made a list of topics of interest… would like to establish myself in a particular subject area. Any ideas of how I can do this?…”
My response, after thanking the visitor for submitting their question was, “What is your passion?…You want to begin identifying that which most interests your heart and soul.”
The key to successful blogging is to consistently post new material, and writing articles that both engage the readers and visitors to your website while providing them useful information. Continue reading ‘Passion, Blogging, and The Core of Who We Are…’
From: http://ping.fm/I4msY
“My issue is figuring out what to write about outside the magazine. I have made a list of topics of interest… would like to establish myself in a particular subject area. Any ideas of how I can do this?…”
My response, after thanking the visitor for submitting their question was, “What is your passion?…You want to begin identifying that which most interests your heart and soul.”
The key to successful blogging is to consistently post new material, and writing articles that both engage the readers and visitors to your website while providing them useful information. Continue reading ‘Passion, Blogging, and The Core of Who We Are…’
From: http://ping.fm/I4msY
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind…
Check out the 4th and last in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blog/website, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/ITtMP
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/ITtMP
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind…
Check out the 4th and last in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blog/website, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/2OkHk
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/2OkHk
Of Peeling Onions, Surrender and Writing from The Zone?
The stage of renewal in a story offers a second opportunity for rebirth. Unlike the crisis, the scenes of renewal focus on the inner life of the major character.
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/hOFAX
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/hOFAX
Of Peeling Onions, Surrender and Writing from The Zone?
The stage of renewal in a story offers a second opportunity for rebirth. Unlike the crisis, the scenes of renewal focus on the inner life of the major character.
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/Yd5um
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/Yd5um
Of Peeling Onions, Surrender and Writing from The Zone…
The stage of renewal in a story offers a second opportunity for rebirth. Unlike the crisis, the scenes of renewal focus on the inner life of the major character.
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/QK43T
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/QK43T
Of Peeling Onions, Surrender and Writing from The Zone…
The stage of renewal in a story offers a second opportunity for rebirth. Unlike the crisis, the scenes of renewal focus on the inner life of the major character.
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/CC7lm
Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads down a road, the path and events of which are shaped and influenced more by internal changes than those physically committed.
The physical actions committed during the stages of crisis and climax set the protagonist on a path of undergoing deep internal change–renewal.
Renewal signals the time in a story or novel where the central character surrenders to the nuclear fall out, so to speak, of her or his actions.
He or she has carried out the physical task set forth by the changes and upheaval leveled at the outset of the story.
At the peak of action she or he dueled her their enemies and/or central antagonist.
In the wake of triumph she/he has made decisions reflective of their survival and the wisdom granted by having battled through the crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/CC7lm
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind?
Check out the 4th and last in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blog/website, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/78c8i
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/78c8i
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind?
Check out the 4th and last in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blog/website, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/KJYSR
Passion, Grace and a Change of Heart
From: http://ping.fm/KJYSR
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Moviegoers, Story, and Dreams…
As movie studios lament the low numbers of moviegoers that seems to be dwindling even further, movie directors and producers appear to be utilizing gimmicks of technology to draw crowds back to the theater.
Movies made in 3-D, and shown on Imax screens comprise the recent fads that are but an extension of forcing plot over character in an effort to engage audiences.
In years past this effort rested on action packed adventures, swashbucklers we call them, and enormous special effects.
But what about story? Continue reading ‘Moviegoers, Story, and Dreams…’
From: http://ping.fm/1Rkyu
Movies made in 3-D, and shown on Imax screens comprise the recent fads that are but an extension of forcing plot over character in an effort to engage audiences.
In years past this effort rested on action packed adventures, swashbucklers we call them, and enormous special effects.
But what about story? Continue reading ‘Moviegoers, Story, and Dreams…’
From: http://ping.fm/1Rkyu
Moviegoers, Story, and Dreams…
As movie studios lament the low numbers of moviegoers that seems to be dwindling even further, movie directors and producers appear to be utilizing gimmicks of technology to draw crowds back to the theater.
Movies made in 3-D, and shown on Imax screens comprise the recent fads that are but an extension of forcing plot over character in an effort to engage audiences.
In years past this effort rested on action packed adventures, swashbucklers we call them, and enormous special effects.
But what about story? Continue reading ‘Moviegoers, Story, and Dreams…’
From: http://ping.fm/dWYB8
Movies made in 3-D, and shown on Imax screens comprise the recent fads that are but an extension of forcing plot over character in an effort to engage audiences.
In years past this effort rested on action packed adventures, swashbucklers we call them, and enormous special effects.
But what about story? Continue reading ‘Moviegoers, Story, and Dreams…’
From: http://ping.fm/dWYB8
Monday, March 15, 2010
For Richer, For Poorer: Money, Freedom, and the American Marriage
An award-winning, nationally-syndicated personal finance columnist, Liz Pulliam Weston writes:
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/15/for-richer-for-poorer-money-freedom-and-the-american-marriage/
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/15/for-richer-for-poorer-money-freedom-and-the-american-marriage/
For Richer, For Poorer: Money, Freedom, and the American Marriage
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Squidoo
For Richer, For Poorer
Money, Freedom, and the American Marriage
Marriage money
An award-winning, nationally-syndicated personal finance columnist, Liz Pulliam Weston writes:
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/15/for-richer-for-poorer-money-freedom-and-the-american-marriage/
For Richer, For Poorer
Money, Freedom, and the American Marriage
Marriage money
An award-winning, nationally-syndicated personal finance columnist, Liz Pulliam Weston writes:
* The median net worth of married-couple households in the latest Census Bureau wealth study, conducted in 2002, was $101,975. For single men, median wealth was $23,700. For single women, $20,217.
* A 15-year study of 9,000 people found that during that time, people who married and stayed married built up nearly twice the net worth of people who stayed single. …when…other factors are held constant…income and education…the fact that they were married contributed to a 4% annual rise in these couples’ wealth.
* Wealth declines typically started four years before a divorce was final…the breakup ultimately reduced the typical person’s net worth by 77% of that of the average single person.
According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Liz Pulliam is the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet.
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/2010/03/15/for-richer-for-poorer-money-freedom-and-the-american-marriage/
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Of Swords, Inner Demons and the Waters of Renewal?
The area of a novel that follows climax brings renewal. Yet writing this part of the story gets tricky.
Rolling towards the finish line authors can easily lose control of the narrative. We must remain upon the horse of our story.
Climax has delivered a delayed and second crisis a second opportunity for experiencing transformation, what some might call the aftershocks of the major earthquake of the peak crisis bringing everything to its head.
In this way novels can be seen to have three major crises or turning points–revelations or reversals of fortune–from which others hurricanes or twisters of change spin off.
The first revelation presents itself in the initial shake-up, dissolving the status quo. This rises from an unresolved problem rooted in back-story. This provides the story’s present dilemma. This initial change that overturns the homeostasis of the life of the protagonist takes place during the opening of a novel or story.
Then comes the arc of action where the protagonist meets with her or his archenemy, that from which she or he has been running or pursuing the length of the story.
Then arc of action is the point of crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/14MTn
Rolling towards the finish line authors can easily lose control of the narrative. We must remain upon the horse of our story.
Climax has delivered a delayed and second crisis a second opportunity for experiencing transformation, what some might call the aftershocks of the major earthquake of the peak crisis bringing everything to its head.
In this way novels can be seen to have three major crises or turning points–revelations or reversals of fortune–from which others hurricanes or twisters of change spin off.
The first revelation presents itself in the initial shake-up, dissolving the status quo. This rises from an unresolved problem rooted in back-story. This provides the story’s present dilemma. This initial change that overturns the homeostasis of the life of the protagonist takes place during the opening of a novel or story.
Then comes the arc of action where the protagonist meets with her or his archenemy, that from which she or he has been running or pursuing the length of the story.
Then arc of action is the point of crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/14MTn
Of Swords, Inner Demons and the Waters of Renewal?
The area of a novel that follows climax brings renewal. Yet writing this part of the story gets tricky.
Rolling towards the finish line authors can easily lose control of the narrative. We must remain upon the horse of our story.
Climax has delivered a delayed and second crisis a second opportunity for experiencing transformation, what some might call the aftershocks of the major earthquake of the peak crisis bringing everything to its head.
In this way novels can be seen to have three major crises or turning points–revelations or reversals of fortune–from which others hurricanes or twisters of change spin off.
The first revelation presents itself in the initial shake-up, dissolving the status quo. This rises from an unresolved problem rooted in back-story. This provides the story’s present dilemma. This initial change that overturns the homeostasis of the life of the protagonist takes place during the opening of a novel or story.
Then comes the arc of action where the protagonist meets with her or his archenemy, that from which she or he has been running or pursuing the length of the story.
Then arc of action is the point of crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/RlDlQ
Rolling towards the finish line authors can easily lose control of the narrative. We must remain upon the horse of our story.
Climax has delivered a delayed and second crisis a second opportunity for experiencing transformation, what some might call the aftershocks of the major earthquake of the peak crisis bringing everything to its head.
In this way novels can be seen to have three major crises or turning points–revelations or reversals of fortune–from which others hurricanes or twisters of change spin off.
The first revelation presents itself in the initial shake-up, dissolving the status quo. This rises from an unresolved problem rooted in back-story. This provides the story’s present dilemma. This initial change that overturns the homeostasis of the life of the protagonist takes place during the opening of a novel or story.
Then comes the arc of action where the protagonist meets with her or his archenemy, that from which she or he has been running or pursuing the length of the story.
Then arc of action is the point of crisis. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/RlDlQ
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind?
Check out the 3rd in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blog/website, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Stories and Healthy Narcissism
From: http://ping.fm/zr97G
Passion, Stories and Healthy Narcissism
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Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind?
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind…
Check out the 3rd in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blog/website, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Stories and Healthy Narcissism
From: http://ping.fm/TeR2A
Check out the 3rd in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blog/website, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Stories and Healthy Narcissism
From: http://ping.fm/TeR2A
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Radio Show | Trice Hickman
Radio Show | Trice Hickman
Author, Trice Hickman, discusses her novels, Unexpected Interruptions and Keeping Secrets and Telling Lies.
So tune in.
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Author, Trice Hickman, discusses her novels, Unexpected Interruptions and Keeping Secrets and Telling Lies.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/R9Ikb
Radio Show | Trice Hickman
Radio Show | Trice Hickman
Author, Trice Hickman, discusses her novels, Unexpected Interruptions and Keeping Secrets and Telling Lies.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/d2l3Q
Author, Trice Hickman, discusses her novels, Unexpected Interruptions and Keeping Secrets and Telling Lies.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/d2l3Q
Thursday, March 11, 2010
More Than Silver and Gold: Men, Divorce and Suicide
“American men are four times more likely than women to take their own lives. It’s a troubling phenomenon, rooted in such factors as genetics, upbringing and even career choice. But a growing body of research suggests that divorce is one of the major culprits in suicides among adult males.” –Katie Drummond, Suicide Rate Greater Among Divorced Men, Research Finds, Aol.news (March 10, 2010)
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…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/cX8l3
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/cX8l3
More Than Silver and Gold: Men, Divorce and Suicide
“American men are four times more likely than women to take their own lives. It’s a troubling phenomenon, rooted in such factors as genetics, upbringing and even career choice. But a growing body of research suggests that divorce is one of the major culprits in suicides among adult males.” –Katie Drummond, Suicide Rate Greater Among Divorced Men, Research Finds, Aol.news (March 10, 2010)
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…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/6bcW0
Checkout my new Squidcast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/6bcW0
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Promises to Myself, Blogging, and Passion…
When I decided to self-publish my novel I knew that I would have to set up a website on which I would post blogs.
The basis of any website involves dispensing useful information. We do this through writing blog posts.
Much like fellow classmates in my MFA Program in Creative Writing at Goddard College when facing the annotations we would have to do, I had no idea how I would find the time to consistently write the blog posts while still writing my novels. Continue reading ‘Promises to Myself, Blogging, and Passion…’
From: http://ping.fm/1wKVY
The basis of any website involves dispensing useful information. We do this through writing blog posts.
Much like fellow classmates in my MFA Program in Creative Writing at Goddard College when facing the annotations we would have to do, I had no idea how I would find the time to consistently write the blog posts while still writing my novels. Continue reading ‘Promises to Myself, Blogging, and Passion…’
From: http://ping.fm/1wKVY
Promises to Myself, Blogging, and Passion…
When I decided to self-publish my novel I knew that I would have to set up a website on which I would post blogs.
The basis of any website involves dispensing useful information. We do this through writing blog posts.
Much like fellow classmates in my MFA Program in Creative Writing at Goddard College when facing the annotations we would have to do, I had no idea how I would find the time to consistently write the blog posts while still writing my novels. Continue reading ‘Promises to Myself, Blogging, and Passion…’
From: http://ping.fm/r54kB
The basis of any website involves dispensing useful information. We do this through writing blog posts.
Much like fellow classmates in my MFA Program in Creative Writing at Goddard College when facing the annotations we would have to do, I had no idea how I would find the time to consistently write the blog posts while still writing my novels. Continue reading ‘Promises to Myself, Blogging, and Passion…’
From: http://ping.fm/r54kB
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Of Dimensions of Experience, Mystery and Feet of Practicality?
Climax follows a time of crisis in a story.
As the narrative heads for resolution the protagonist must decide how she or he will evidence not only their survival and triumph of the great battle she or he has fought, but how they will manifest those that shift in consciousness, that change of heart, in a way that will allow the experience to remain alive within them.
Then, and only then, can she, or he truly know the victory over death whose roots lie in fear, doubt and disbelief.
So many times we sabotage ourselves into thinking that we are less than what we are.
Likewise we ground our identity of who we are and our purpose in life on the erroneous belief that we do not matter, and that what we have to offer means little if anything.
This is often the case for writers and artists of many kinds. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/gdGBk
As the narrative heads for resolution the protagonist must decide how she or he will evidence not only their survival and triumph of the great battle she or he has fought, but how they will manifest those that shift in consciousness, that change of heart, in a way that will allow the experience to remain alive within them.
Then, and only then, can she, or he truly know the victory over death whose roots lie in fear, doubt and disbelief.
So many times we sabotage ourselves into thinking that we are less than what we are.
Likewise we ground our identity of who we are and our purpose in life on the erroneous belief that we do not matter, and that what we have to offer means little if anything.
This is often the case for writers and artists of many kinds. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/gdGBk
Of Dimensions of Experience, Mystery and Feet of Practicality?
Climax follows a time of crisis in a story.
As the narrative heads for resolution the protagonist must decide how she or he will evidence not only their survival and triumph of the great battle she or he has fought, but how they will manifest those that shift in consciousness, that change of heart, in a way that will allow the experience to remain alive within them.
Then, and only then, can she, or he truly know the victory over death whose roots lie in fear, doubt and disbelief.
So many times we sabotage ourselves into thinking that we are less than what we are.
Likewise we ground our identity of who we are and our purpose in life on the erroneous belief that we do not matter, and that what we have to offer means little if anything.
This is often the case for writers and artists of many kinds. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/je4g4
As the narrative heads for resolution the protagonist must decide how she or he will evidence not only their survival and triumph of the great battle she or he has fought, but how they will manifest those that shift in consciousness, that change of heart, in a way that will allow the experience to remain alive within them.
Then, and only then, can she, or he truly know the victory over death whose roots lie in fear, doubt and disbelief.
So many times we sabotage ourselves into thinking that we are less than what we are.
Likewise we ground our identity of who we are and our purpose in life on the erroneous belief that we do not matter, and that what we have to offer means little if anything.
This is often the case for writers and artists of many kinds. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/je4g4
Henrietta Lacks and Her Immortal Cells: Questions of Ethics and Justice
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…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Questions of Ethics and Justice
From: http://ping.fm/uL8g9
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Questions of Ethics and Justice
From: http://ping.fm/uL8g9
Henrietta Lacks and Her Immortal Cells: Questions of Ethics and Justice
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…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Questions of Ethics and Justice
From: http://ping.fm/RjJYT
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Questions of Ethics and Justice
From: http://ping.fm/RjJYT
Monday, March 8, 2010
Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…
I like blogging for several reasons, the first of which is that it strengthens my writing. It’s often hard for fiction writers to commit to blogging on a regular basis.
Much of our resistance comes from our dedication to crafting and refining our stories and novel. It takes time, a lot, to draft and revise our works. Continue reading ‘Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…’
From: http://ping.fm/5UwXa
Much of our resistance comes from our dedication to crafting and refining our stories and novel. It takes time, a lot, to draft and revise our works. Continue reading ‘Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…’
From: http://ping.fm/5UwXa
Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…
I like blogging for several reasons, the first of which is that it strengthens my writing. It’s often hard for fiction writers to commit to blogging on a regular basis.
Much of our resistance comes from our dedication to crafting and refining our stories and novel. It takes time, a lot, to draft and revise our works. Continue reading ‘Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…’
From: http://ping.fm/kiB7J
Much of our resistance comes from our dedication to crafting and refining our stories and novel. It takes time, a lot, to draft and revise our works. Continue reading ‘Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline…’
From: http://ping.fm/kiB7J
Down The Rabbit Hole, and Up With the Dreams?
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…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Down The Rabbit Hole, and Up With the Dreams
From: http://ping.fm/CPfqp
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Down The Rabbit Hole, and Up With the Dreams
From: http://ping.fm/CPfqp
Down The Rabbit Hole, and Up With the Dreams?
Checkout my new Squicast @
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Down The Rabbit Hole, and Up With the Dreams
From: http://ping.fm/qpnNQ
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
Down The Rabbit Hole, and Up With the Dreams
From: http://ping.fm/qpnNQ
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Of Envy, Doubt, and Still More Risks?
Following crisis, the protagonist must choose, decide and act.
Will she or he return to business as usual, keeping secret what they have learned, or will they share it with others?
Will they share the healing they have undergone with others, or will she or he choose the safe path of saying little or nothing about the internal changes that have reshaped them?
Risks come with sharing the good news of our survival, moving beyond that time of initial upheaval and broad sweeping changes.
We face the possibility of those we tell refusing to believe us.
Those who do may grow envious, and then exploit the doubts still others hold and turn who groups of people against us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/h16mg
Will she or he return to business as usual, keeping secret what they have learned, or will they share it with others?
Will they share the healing they have undergone with others, or will she or he choose the safe path of saying little or nothing about the internal changes that have reshaped them?
Risks come with sharing the good news of our survival, moving beyond that time of initial upheaval and broad sweeping changes.
We face the possibility of those we tell refusing to believe us.
Those who do may grow envious, and then exploit the doubts still others hold and turn who groups of people against us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/h16mg
Of Envy, Doubt, and Still More Risks?
Following crisis, the protagonist must choose, decide and act.
Will she or he return to business as usual, keeping secret what they have learned, or will they share it with others?
Will they share the healing they have undergone with others, or will she or he choose the safe path of saying little or nothing about the internal changes that have reshaped them?
Risks come with sharing the good news of our survival, moving beyond that time of initial upheaval and broad sweeping changes.
We face the possibility of those we tell refusing to believe us.
Those who do may grow envious, and then exploit the doubts still others hold and turn who groups of people against us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/B46o0
Will she or he return to business as usual, keeping secret what they have learned, or will they share it with others?
Will they share the healing they have undergone with others, or will she or he choose the safe path of saying little or nothing about the internal changes that have reshaped them?
Risks come with sharing the good news of our survival, moving beyond that time of initial upheaval and broad sweeping changes.
We face the possibility of those we tell refusing to believe us.
Those who do may grow envious, and then exploit the doubts still others hold and turn who groups of people against us. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/B46o0
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Squidoo Lense
I just published a new Squidoo lense that I’m really excited about.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/oIwG2
Check it out and let me know what you think.
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/oIwG2
Squidoo Lense
I just published a new Squidoo lense that I’m really excited about.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/oIHgI
Check it out and let me know what you think.
…where the pain of family meets a change of heart…and compassion…
From: http://ping.fm/oIHgI
Radio Show | Maggie Dove, and "Angel of Windword"
Author, Maggie Dove discusses her debut novel, “Angel of Windword“.
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From: http://ping.fm/ZVq0d
Tune in.
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Radio Show | Maggie Dove, and "Angel of Windword"
Author, Maggie Dove discusses her debut novel, “Angel of Windword“.
Tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/hXb0B
Tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/hXb0B
Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Mothers, Hope, and the words, “I’m sorry…”
The hardest thing about being a mother is that you never feel as though you’ve done enough. So many nights I go to bed wondering, pondering, construing, and often misconstruing, I am sure, how I might have done better at something for or with my one of my children.
It’s particularly hard when you witness your child struggling to accomplish or overcome an obstacle.
Bullies at school, teachers who seemed to have landed from a planet where all inhabitants have forgotten what it was like, or just how difficult it is to be a child.
To be sure, growing up is hard to do. Continue reading ‘Mothers,
From: http://ping.fm/3UzRZ
It’s particularly hard when you witness your child struggling to accomplish or overcome an obstacle.
Bullies at school, teachers who seemed to have landed from a planet where all inhabitants have forgotten what it was like, or just how difficult it is to be a child.
To be sure, growing up is hard to do. Continue reading ‘Mothers,
From: http://ping.fm/3UzRZ
Mothers, Hope, and the words, “I’m sorry…”
The hardest thing about being a mother is that you never feel as though you’ve done enough. So many nights I go to bed wondering, pondering, construing, and often misconstruing, I am sure, how I might have done better at something for or with my one of my children.
It’s particularly hard when you witness your child struggling to accomplish or overcome an obstacle.
Bullies at school, teachers who seemed to have landed from a planet where all inhabitants have forgotten what it was like, or just how difficult it is to be a child.
To be sure, growing up is hard to do. Continue reading ‘Mothers, Hope, and the words, “I’m sorry…”’
From: http://ping.fm/YIpkH
It’s particularly hard when you witness your child struggling to accomplish or overcome an obstacle.
Bullies at school, teachers who seemed to have landed from a planet where all inhabitants have forgotten what it was like, or just how difficult it is to be a child.
To be sure, growing up is hard to do. Continue reading ‘Mothers, Hope, and the words, “I’m sorry…”’
From: http://ping.fm/YIpkH
Injurious Actions, Political Dictators, and Near Sadist Employers…
The recipients of our injurious words and actions most often constitute the group of people closest to us, daughters, sons, mothers, wives, husbands, fathers, co-workers, professional partners and colleagues, classmates, students, employees, those subordinate, lateral and even sometimes superior in professional rank to us.
Why do we do it? Continue reading ‘Injurious Actions, Political Dictators, and Near Sadist Employers…’
From: http://ping.fm/7U6HZ
Why do we do it? Continue reading ‘Injurious Actions, Political Dictators, and Near Sadist Employers…’
From: http://ping.fm/7U6HZ
Injurious Actions, Political Dictators, and Near Sadist Employers…
Injurious Actions, Political The recipients of our injurious words and actions most often constitute the group of people closest to us, daughters, sons, mothers, wives, husbands, fathers, co-workers, professional partners and colleagues, classmates, students, employees, those subordinate, lateral and even sometimes superior in professional rank to us.
Why do we do it? Continue reading ‘Injurious Actions, Political Dictators, and Near Sadist Employers…’
From: http://ping.fm/cafEs
Why do we do it? Continue reading ‘Injurious Actions, Political Dictators, and Near Sadist Employers…’
From: http://ping.fm/cafEs
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Of Blogs, The Umbilical Cord, and the Internet?,
Connecting with the godhead, that part of the divine that lives within all, the Imago Dei, coalesces the disparate parts of the soul, mind and brokenness of heart and spirit.
Writing or revising and editing the crisis, and climax of a story, or novel can, and often dispenses healing to the writer whose words later transmit this to the reader.
The writer undergoes a trial or test of sorts each time she or he sets out to craft a work. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GxjFl
Writing or revising and editing the crisis, and climax of a story, or novel can, and often dispenses healing to the writer whose words later transmit this to the reader.
The writer undergoes a trial or test of sorts each time she or he sets out to craft a work. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/GxjFl
Of Blogs, The Umbilical Cord, and the Internet?,
Connecting with the godhead, that part of the divine that lives within all, the Imago Dei, coalesces the disparate parts of the soul, mind and brokenness of heart and spirit.
Writing or revising and editing the crisis, and climax of a story, or novel can, and often dispenses healing to the writer whose words later transmit this to the reader.
The writer undergoes a trial or test of sorts each time she or he sets out to craft a work. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/e1Ukj
Writing or revising and editing the crisis, and climax of a story, or novel can, and often dispenses healing to the writer whose words later transmit this to the reader.
The writer undergoes a trial or test of sorts each time she or he sets out to craft a work. Read the rest of this entry…
From: http://ping.fm/e1Ukj
Monday, March 1, 2010
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind?
Check out the 2nd in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blogsite, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Excitement and Inspiration…
From: http://ping.fm/USQZ4
Passion, Excitement and Inspiration…
From: http://ping.fm/USQZ4
Guest Blog Post @ Embrace the Whirlwind?
Check out the 2nd in a series of 4 guest posts I have written for the blogsite, Embrace the Whirlwind, hosted by author, Laurel Rain-Snow.
Passion, Excitement and Inspiration…
From: http://ping.fm/1XPsr
Passion, Excitement and Inspiration…
From: http://ping.fm/1XPsr
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