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HALT! Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired? Try Collaborating!

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Lessons From A Pimp-Turned-Portrait Painter and The Birth Of Above The Hum!

Dear Fiery Writers, Entrepreneurs and other Fabulous Friends, So I’m on a plane. Usually I don’t talk to whomever’s sitting next to me. Do you? If they’re boring, you’re stuck for hours. But this time I couldn’t resist. The guy to my right was handsome, sharply dressed. Elegant. Then there was the gold. GOLD. It […]

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The Trouble With Trivets…OR…My Bad Date With Business

It was the mid 70s. “Free Bird” was our Middle School anthem. We gouged the lyrics into the backs of wooden auditorium chairs, on desks, into lockers. We learned how to French kiss. Everyone carried pen knives and a comb in their back pocket. The “convenient comb” my father called it. I wore tight polyester […]

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Stinking Fruit is the Key to Finding Your Voice

          I was obsessed with eating a durian. I’d heard about this strange SE Asian fruit, a combination of heaven and hell. It was said to stink like corpses fermenting in a city dump while its flesh tasted like the most delicate tropical custard. This fruit was a delicacy. It was […]

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Happy b’day, Ma!

Happy b’day, Ma! The three faces of Jane. You look so mysterious in the first photo. I want to know what you were thinking. Did you know I used to see you everywhere after you died? I’d see your face in others’ faces. It was as if you’d flown into their bodies, flown into their […]

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Slow Down to Speed Up: The Secret to Success in Writing, Business & Life

Anemone, Topanga Canyon Slow Down to Speed Up:  The Secret to Success In Writing, Business & Life Dear Reader. Do you know how much you inspire?  As a small gesture of gratitude, I want to share an insight. Last week I attended an entrepreneurial gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina. I found myself at the mic, […]

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