Charlize Theron’s Atomic Blonde Lessons for Writers

I don’t think you can create anything interesting from a comfort zone. You have to work from a place of fear and failure. ~Charlize Theron, actor~ Bob and I went to see the movie, Atomic Blonde,  starring Charlize Theron. The movie is based on a graphic novel, The Coldest City, written by Anthony Johnston and […]

The Power of Story to…

After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. ~ Philip Pullman~ This past Thanksgiving, Bob and I traveled to Virginia to be with our oldest son, his wife and his two sons, all of whom were struggling with a virus that resulted in stuffy noses and coughs. In […]

Following the Path of Story from Antique Mall to Home

On a recent vacation, Bob, his friend, Bill, and Bill’s wife, Patty and I walked into an old building in a run-down area of Indianapolis. It was an antique shop called Audrey’s Place. Walking through the back door where stuff was pile high for loading or unloading, a guy who was busy unloading some furniture, […]