*This post is part of Free for All’s “Making Magic” series, which will focus on Kelley’s exploration of the opportunities in the library’s Creativity Lab. “The hardest thing about writing is applying your butt to a chair.” That’s the advice that my college creative writing professor gave us as freshman and, although it sounds like … Continue reading Making Magic: Sacred Space and Kindred Spirits
*This post is part of Free for All’s “Making Magic” series, which will focus on Kelley’s exploration of the opportunities in the library’s Creativity Lab. Having a rich inner world is a gift. Kids are great at imagining and, as adults, if we give ourselves a moment to wonder without limits, we can be pretty … Continue reading Making Magic: Bringing “What If” to Life
*This post is part of Free for All’s “Making Magic” series, which will focus on Kelley’s exploration of the opportunities in the library’s Creativity Lab. Many of you are well aware that the City of Peabody has been celebrating 100 years with Peabody 100, a series of events that began with a Family Festival at … Continue reading Making Magic: Making History
*This post is part of Free for All’s “Making Magic” series, which will focus on Kelley’s exploration of the opportunities in the library’s Creativity Lab. Recently, I’ve been listening to the audiobook of Neil Gaiman’s The View from the Cheap Seats. In the essay I heard on my drive home yesterday, he said, “Try to … Continue reading Making Magic: On Fear and Why You Should Start There
*This post is the first in Free for All’s “Making Magic” series, which will focus on Kelley’s exploration of the opportunities in the library’s Creativity Lab. There are certain words that always stop my breath for a moment, not so that I’m gasping for air, but just enough to make me pause to recognize the … Continue reading Making Magic: On Imagination, Creativity and Other Words that Stop My Breath
Good friends…they aren’t easy to find in this world. But good friends are often the ones who show you the sides of yourself that you didn’t know were there, and introduce you to books you might never have read. Take, for example, an exchange between myself, and our fabulous Saturday Blogger, who goes by the … Continue reading Genre Talk: On magic, dragons, and friendship…
When I get stressed, I knit. There are any numbers of reasons why: I find reading a pattern and trying to make the picture, or the chart, or the words in front of me a real and tangible thing pretty fulfilling. I love colors. I have a soft spot for sheep (and other wool-producing animals). … Continue reading Spinning some yarns…