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Dear Creative Pals, I’m part of a blogging consortium for Story Circle Network’s blog “Telling Her Stories.” My monthly column is Creative Catalyst. This month’s topic is building a body of work. I use my experience learning how to make digital art using the Doodler app on my smart phone. It’s been great fun to…
“The Spirit of a Woman: Stories to Empower and Inspire” anthology–years in the making–has won several awards. I’m honored to have my piece “Sliding Glass Door” included…and, even, my name on the cover along with such esteemed authors as Lauren Artress, Christina Baldwin, and Mama Donna Henes. An now our anthology has received an Eric…
Marcel Toussaint and I met through the St. Louis Writers Guild. Besides being a brilliant and productive Poet-Lyricist-Novelist, I can attest that Marcel is a dream on the dance floor–as I discovered at a STL Writers Guild party. Marcel was also kind enough to respond to the sample from “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in…
Yeyo Arts Collective Yeyo Arts Collective is dedicated to women’s art and topics surrounding women’s issues; including family, youth, and community. Dail Chambers, President Jean Brantley, Vice President Yeyo Arts’ guiding principals are: -We believe in empowerment through arts based learning. -We practice intergenerational collaboration. -We encourage creativity and inventive efforts in daily life practice….
Victoria Bentley and I were writing partners when she lived in Lake County. She moved to Santa Barbara, California, and then began a new life of healing trauma in the Congo. Dr. Victoria Bentley has been a psychologist and life coach for over 30 years. She is now focused on healing trauma, currently working to…
Yvonne Perry and I became blogging buddies after my book “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” came out. Later, I met her in Nashville when her son-in-law Scott Kidd was the sound editor for “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry & Music.” She’s a dynamic lady with several books to her credit. Here’s the Riehlife archive…
Friday, May 18, 2012 (7 to 10 p.m.) Mad Art Gallery 2727 S. 12th St. St. Louis, MO Soyinka will discuss his poem and the Poetry Scores project live on St. Louis radio Monday, May 14. He will provide a live interview to the poetry show on KDHX, “Literature from the Halibut,” 9-10 p.m. next…
Darlene Roy writes: “Atlanta was fantastic!” Here’s Rocoe “Ros” Crenshaw’s lively report of how the Euguene B. Redmond Writing Club celebrated its 25th anniversary with a release of a 700-page “Drumvoices Revue.” The event raised funds for the Redmond’s learning center at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. All previous 16 issues of “Drumvoices” are included…
Mary Trimble posted an essay my father wrote. Mary says: Our own Janet Riehl’s father, Erwin Thompson, and I have been cyber friends and exchanged books and ideas over the years. This week’s post features Mr. Thompson and is about a memorable show he saw in France with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. ******************************************* About…
As the last post in Women’s MemoirWomen of Inspiration s Women’s History Month question of what women inspire us, I wrote about the Women of Inspiration in my life. It honors eight women who give me hope in becoming the kind of old woman I want to be. All six are in their 80’s and…