“FWD: Read this, story of our lives?” Several months ago, my cousin emailed me a Wall Street Journal article entitled, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” Intrigued, I clicked the link, and read a pre-publication of Yale law professor Amy Chua’s book Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother, which chronicled her parenting techniques. Her ideas were
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Why Am I Sew Happy?
I stood, poised at my machine, my implement, my weapon, with my foot resting gently on the peddle, laying dormant for that one moment, but still quite ready to strike. I toyed with the idea of slamming my foot down hard, as hard as I could, gunning the engine of this sewing machine, and racing
- January 9, 2012
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From the Editor
In this issue’s Big Question, writer Allie McIntosh muses that years ago the meadow where she is penning her article “held the most spectacular inspiration.” Now, she wonders, “Where are the words and the colors that used to dance around my head in a flurry of excitement and wonder?” What is the imagination? What is
- November 30, 2011
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Inspired by the Penderwicks at Point Mouette: I fear I have writer’s Great Wall of China. It circles the busy, bustling town of novels and fiction. It has trapped the hills that surround the small hamlet of poetry. Only good words are not caught. Pie Rasor
- November 30, 2011
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Deaf, Blind, and Different
I’ve been pushed into a slot For tying my hair a different way For having other things to say Things I don’t want to hear I don’t They think I should look at what they look at I glimpse something else around the corner Success is all they see Their neat and tidy boxes, with
- November 16, 2011
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A Review of Inception: The Obscurity of Dreaming
Inception is a sci-fi, action, drama, thriller, suspense, fantasy, and mystery all in one. It is about a man, Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), who possesses the power to enter other people’s dreams. He and his team are sent on a mission to implant an idea into someone’s mind. This assignment, if it is successful, is
- November 15, 2011
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Odyssey of the Mind: A Journey to Creativity
Typically, worldwide contests are for adults with life-long careers in a specific field, but the Odyssey of the Mind (often called OM) is a competition for students. Youth are given problems to solve creatively through teamwork. These tasks incorporate acting, play writing, set design and construction, musical composition, robotics, and other creative skills. Millions of
- November 14, 2011
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Who Turned Off the Lights?–When Creativity Leaves the Room
I am a writer who is most creative when I am not writing. Ideas for my novels strike when I am doing the simplest things. Taking a shower. Walking the dog. Playing Candyland with my four-year-old. The perfect idea never seems to be perfectly timed—at the picturesque café with the excellent coffee, or watching a
- November 4, 2011
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