Posted by Deanna on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
At first glance, this cartoon by Emily Flake (originally published in The New Yorker) provides amusing, yet sage, advice:
Maybe if your creativity had fewer outlets, it would come out of you with more force.
But when I think about it, I don’t find such sentiments amusing or wise…
Many people, following the old adage of “practice makes [...]
Posted by Deanna on December 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
When I was about to turn 10, my mother took me out — just her and I — to go shopping for my own gifts. It may sound silly, but at the time it was the coolest thing ever. A few blissful hours in which I was the only kid and had the [...]