Feathers and Figments
Monday, June 15, 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Friday, June 12, 2026
Discover Playfulness
Do you recall your childhood association with words? Did you create names for animals and plants? Did you tell stories?
Where’s your child’s playfulness today? Do you have a fun relationship with words?
Frederick Smock, a teacher of creative writing, learns daily from his students to think with a child's mind. One student astonished him with her words when she wrote from the point of view of a coconut. “I never have to go on vacation because I carry the waves inside of me,” she wrote.
Today, delight yourself and let your words scurry around corners and under bushes. Look into the sky to capture connections. Consider all your areas of knowledge: animals, insects, gardening, travel, economics, and relationships.
How will you communicate the awareness that makes your days and nights glitter?
Let your words flee and flourish. Delight in metaphors to tell your stories. Return to your child's playfulness.
In how many ways could you describe this osprey.