In this final blog series entry, Bobbie Panek encourages writers to try a new kind of writing to fuel creativity.   “From a voice in your head, to your arm ... Read more

This week, Linda A. Mohr shares how a diagnosis brought a desire to write poetry.   I was like a graduate student researching primary sources. The starting point was the ... Read more

This week, Janis Ward reflects upon how wildlife inspires her art.   Birds have always been my passion since childhood. Our small yellow canary entertained us with cheery chirps from ... Read more

This week, Elizabeth Diane Martin explores how individuality influences creativity.     If there is one thing constant in human nature, it is that each of us reduces the chaos ... Read more

This week, Marsha Perlman shares how natural beauty inspires her creativity and her process.   My inspiration for writing comes from the vast natural environment that surrounds me. My work ... Read more

This week, Sheila Firestone, Composer, discusses how her grandchildren provide inspiration for her creativity.   From the days of their births, to the daily conversations, I do not know exactly ... Read more

This week, Lois Batchelor Howard personifies poetic inspiration in a rural location.   I am blessed or cursed.  I don’t know which.  Perhaps both.  If I describe my living on ... Read more

This week, Sara Etgen-Baker reflects on the inspiration to be found in nature and solitude.   When the alarm sounded, I wanted to continue sleeping.  Instead, I slid out of ... Read more