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Tag Archives: imagination
Of WandaVision and More
Originally posted on Becoming The Muse:
We have passed the halfway mark for WandaVision for those who were waiting until the were at least five episodes so they binge-watch. In the meantime, I am counting the hours till the next…
Posted in Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, creativity, Featured Blogger, imagination, Marvel, South Africa, television, WandaVision
3 Comments
The Most Imaginative Halloween Ever
Forget zombies and vampires. If there was ever a year we needed our imaginations, it’s this one. The people below have, and the results are amazing! I loved creating crazy Halloween decorations and costumes as a kid. But nowadays I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged amazing, costumes, creative, funny, Halloween, imagination, pandemic, photoblog
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Dolls Re-imagined!
A post on dolls? Hey, there’s a pandemic out there, and dolls can’t catch it! No, I’m not playing with dolls—yet–but I became utterly fascinated when gathering these images. I discovered that dolls are sculptures-with-attitude, made by humans-with-attitude! Oh, sure, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged dolls, imagination, Laura Ingalls Wilder, pandemic, photoblog, pictures, unexpected, wild
19 Comments
Imagination: A World Without Limits
The nagging reality of our world these days seems to be limits: limits on what we can do, where we can go, who we can see. But imagination has no limits. No virus can stop it. Painters, sculptors, photographers, writers—all … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged art, Covid-19, freedom, imagination, limits, lockdown, photography
29 Comments
O 2 B a Child
There’s a sentimental notion that children are better storytellers than adults. They aren’t. They’re better believers. Adults tell stories, but children live them. Because they understand what we’ve forgotten: that the things we imagine are just as real as the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged believe, children, cute, funny, imagination, photoblog, pretend
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Reality 2.0
Reality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Our external senses don’t tell us everything, just enough to function in the world around us, to pretend it’s orderly and makes sense. In a way it does–in a way. But meanwhile, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Albert Einstein, funny, imagination, John Lennon, Rabinadrath Tagore, reality, surreal, truth
25 Comments
Clouds
What are they trying to tell us? Then again, maybe it’s not so much what they’re trying to tell us, as what we’re trying to tell them. “There is divinity in the clouds.” ~Lailah Gifty Akita “Clouds in the sky … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged clouds, fantastic, G.K. Chesterton, imagination, Joni Mitchell, mysterious, Virginia Woolf
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The Wishing Map 105
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-One: “Hey-fah for the Sea!” (Continued) Previously: A raging storm overtook the fisher folk’s boat. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ When Zack opened his eyes, Shelcor was…
Posted in Books, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged creatures, fantasy, fear, imagination, monsters, sea, shipwreck
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Tips for Writers: Write What You Know?
A successful writer friend once went tiradical on me when I mentioned the literary admonition, “Write what you know.” “I hate that!” she shouted. “Why?” “It restricts you! What if you want to write about something you’ve never experienced?” Interestingly, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, experience, imagination, invention, life, tips, writers
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