Satisfaction! The Rolling Stones’ first Number 1 single was inescapable in the summer of 1965. Since the death of Charlie Watts on August 24th, I’ve been immersed in memories of the Stones’ music and what an essential role it played in my life, especially through the 1960’s and 70’s. I painted the Stones many times, but… [Read More]
Rebooting the New Year
I don’t know about you, but for me, this winter has been a washout. I survived the holidays, but I couldn’t get it together to make New Year’s resolutions, much less follow them. My creativity has been in hibernation, but now that the days are getting longer, I’m feeling stirrings of new life. And Daylight… [Read More]
Never too late for writing resolutions
Welcome to my first blog post for 2019.* January’s speeding by, and I still haven’t taken down my Christmas tree. It’s pretty droopy, but even so, I hate to see it go. I had vowed to take it down by Martin Luther King day, but that’s tomorrow, much too soon. Here in Wynantskill in upstate… [Read More]
Want to be a guest blogger for The Creative Crone? Here’s what you need to know
Autumn arrived at 4:02 PM today, and I’m kicking this website into high gear. Please read on. GUIDELINES FOR GUEST BLOGGERS If you’re a published author with thoughts to share about your creative process or the ways you’ve found to break through the blocks that keep you from writing, I invite you to contribute to… [Read More]
The Endless Summer, or why I’m not back to work
Autumn arrives this Friday the 22nd at precisely 4:02 PM, Eastern Standard Time. I had vowed to buckle down and get serious about my Creative Crone book right after Labor Day, but two weeks have passed and I’m still stuck in summertime. Hardly surprising, since it’s four o’clock and 81 degrees in the shade. Clearly… [Read More]
Savoring the lazy days of summer
I launched this new website on the summer solstice, right on schedule. A few days later, I had lunch at Panera with Thom Francis, my web designer, so that he could bring me up to speed on how to use and expand on the various features. I took thorough notes, but I’ve misplaced them—unsurprising, considering… [Read More]