Hello, my friends! I’m excited to let you know that this coming Monday, we’ll launch our 6th annual April Poetry Celebration, and you are all warmly invited to take part. On each of the five Mondays from 31 March until the end of April, I'll release a video featuring poems by wonderful [...]
Writing is the best method of time-travel I know. I look at this little snippet, typed on the first of February on purple paper in a moment of pure happiness, and I return to that snowy day with the kittens flying up the stairs and a stack of good books to enjoy. Ordinary days [...]
A few years ago, I was coming home late in the evening and spotted a small fox on the side of the road, clearly injured. I called every wildlife vet I could find, and no one could help. The little fox died while I was calling. It’s not too much to say I was heartbroken. [...]
I had a wonderful dream recently, about a week after the election. I dreamed that I was at an inauguration celebration for Kamala or Michelle Obama. I know that’s annoyingly vague, but I think my sleeping brain created this ambiguity because I admire both of them so much. My mother and I stood in a [...]
Hello, my friends! You might have noticed that I am BUSY over on YouTube these days, posting a "long form" video each Wednesday and a short each Sunday. My channel sits at the crossroads where Irish folklore and tradition meets creative practice and encouragement. Click HERE to visit my channel if you'd like to see [...]
Hello, my friends. I'm sending you the reddest fox to run through your thoughts and dash a little dose of magic into your week. This is inspired by the gift yesterday of seeing a red fox gallop through my yard as I sat on the back bench eating my breakfast. I couldn't stop smiling for [...]
If you're feeling stymied or stuck in your creative life, today's video is for you. I take a quick look at the immense challenges faced by Irish creators in the 17th and 18th centuries and then offer three empowering lessons for us from the way they navigated and ultimately overcame the immense challenges of their [...]
Creating a strong and loving family requires skill, commitment, communication, and clarity. It requires consistently making the right choice (which works on every occasion). Today, I share a marvelous Irish folktale gleaned from the collection of Bab Feiritear, a warm-hearted storyteller from Dunquin, County Kerry, Ireland. I'd love to hear from you: 1. What wisdom [...]
Settle in today to listen to an Irish David and Goliath tale that extols pluck and smarts and reminds us that it's often the small and seemingly weak that topple the great and grand, especially when they're being tyrants and bullies. We can ALL make a difference. https://youtu.be/qqZJRNb_W3c I'd love to hear from you: [...]
There's a beautiful dance between the literal and the metaphorical in the Irish imagination. Today, we consider Irish holy wells - of which there are some 3000 in existence - and what they teach us about being, ourselves, a source of goodness, friendship, humor, and kindness in the world. Thank you for tuning in! Tell [...]
