IDEAS ARE SCARY THINGS
By Michael Strelcheck To quote a recent TV ad, “Ideas are scary! They are the natural born enemy of the way things are.” Ideas come into…
Little Lights
By R U Bored On pondering the past year, to set myself for the new one, I reflect on personal events – the unexpected death of…
Dimensions
By Frank Conerton Our everyday life is spent in the material world of three dimensions: height, width, depth. With our memory we see changes regularly occur,…
In response to “Curses, Trumped Again!”
By Kay Frazier “Please don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.” To take your weekly bath in the golden days of yesteryear, you needed…
We Are Family: Building Connective Tissue through Community Art
By Tia Chianti Richardson This article is adapted from my talk for the Tedx UWMilwaukee Salon ‘Our City Our Canvas’ December 2, 2015. It shares my…
Out of Darkness
By Mary Summerbell I tend to be especially drawn to books and movies about art and artists and the deep, sometimes dark, psychological side of creativity.…
Lessons of Love
By Katie Ammon Love is patient; Love is kind It does not envy, it does not boast It is not proud. Love does not delight in…
Room at the Table
By Rev. Sheila Graves Almost 400 years ago, pilgrims came to America looking for a place to practice their religion without interference and prejudice. They—who had…
Suffering is Optional
By Dianne Witte Now, I didn’t say, suffering doesn’t exist. All we need to do is look around to see that clearly, it does. But, according…
The Importance of Prep Work
By Kay Frazier I used to plan my vacations by deciding on a basic vacation destination, where to stay and how to get there. No itinerary,…
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