Email
Follow Blog via Email
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Terrie Wurzbacher on Creative Surprises karinwritesdangerous… on “Give all” karinwritesdangerous… on Simple Plan Terrie Wurzbacher on “Give all” Terrie Wurzbacher on Simple Plan Archives
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
Categories
Meta
karinwritesdangerously
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Stunning Success
Dr. Jonas Salk discovered the first life-saving vaccine against polio in 1954. When asked about the scientific effort behind his enormous accomplishment, Salk offered this reflection: “Ideas came to me as they do to all of us. The difference is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Imagining Worlds
“Many fiction writers used to ‘make things up’ n their heads when they were children, either for their own amusement or to entertain other children. Storytelling is an ancient art, possibly ingrained in a species equipped with an over-developed cerebral … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Marvelous Mahoney
Three Fingers” Mahoney was a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs. Injured in an accident when he was a little boy, he lost two of the fingers on one of his hands. To compensate, he had to figure out how to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
“Eternal Summer”
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus “There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” Celia Thaxter As autumn arrive, we are enjoying a lovely Indian summer where … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Something Wonderful
Autumn The morns are meeker than they were,The nuts are getting brown;The berry’s cheek is plumper,The rose is out of town. The maple wears a gayer scarf,The field a scarlet gown.Lest I should be old-fashioned,I’ll put a trinket on. Emily … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Fruitful Fitzgerald
“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Today, September 24, is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday. Born in 1896, he lived through some of the most tumultuous decades in American history and his writing … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Productive Pruning
It took me my whole life to learn what not to play.”Dizzy Gillespie “A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Energizing Readers
Food for thought: A wonderful professor I know made a bold statement that grabbed my attention: When you pull a pot-boiler novel off the shelf and spend the weekend reading it, you’re entertained, but not enlivened: you’re exactly the same … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Be Extreme!
“Be extreme. Do more than expected. Surpass yourself.” Dr. Rob Gilbert Can taking this advice really make a difference? Can becoming more intense about our work and really stepping on the gas create results? A success I’ve just enjoyed proves … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Enlivening Evening
What could be more exciting and inviting than an evening of lively theatre held outside in the relaxed setting of a small beer garden? Especially when the performance was a promising work-in-progress? After a long bout of TV and Zoom … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment