It was 4:59 when I hit the send button to submit my article and slide show for the online magazine. My inability to get on the wi-fi network and other technical setbacks had taken me right up to the 5 p.m. submission deadline. I felt good that I had made the deadline and that I [...]

I submitted the last of three pieces this week for The Writing Project. It was even longer than the previous piece; this one was 2703 words. It was also a stretch because it’s fiction. My desire is to have three pieces which showcase different aspects of my writing either in theme, genre or subject matter. [...]

My creative self is always getting ideas about new projects, approaches to creativity and things to do. It thrives on making things and exploring life. My ego on the other hand wants to hold on as tightly as possible to what it has defined as security and safety. They have been at war and I [...]

Being creative requires that we take a risk. We must if we want to move beyond where we are, express something new and not go in repetitive circles. Fear and having our attention on the wrong things keep us on the merry-go-round. We are always paying attention to something but is it what’s important to [...]

“If you bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you will be your salvation. If you do not bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you will destroy you.” The Gnostic Gospels “Do or Die Bed-Stuy” is a motto that grew out of that Brooklyn [...]