On the one-year anniversary of my grandpa's death, this post relates some of what I learned first-hand about death, dying and grief. Every death and every grief feels different, and individuals express and cope with grief differently. By listening to one another's experiences, we can learn and understand and, ultimately, recognize a bit of ourselves in each other. Read more →

In memory of my grandpa, I sketched a (difficult!) bald eagle this week. Read more →

Today the songs I'm sharing are in memory of my grandpa, who died a year ago. I think of Gramps when I hear this music from John Gorka, Alison Krauss & Robert Plant and Local Natives and feel comforted by the songs. What music has brought you comfort in times of grief? Read more →

In their books and blogs, creative people tend to tell parallel stories about similar creative experiences. The seeds of these creativity truths tumbled around in my head until I was able to articulate them with words. After the ideas sunk in, I settled on these 10 Truths of Creativity: Everyone... Read more →

Northern cardinal. Read more →