by lobsterbird | Apr 7, 2015
Today’s Prompt: If you could zoom through space in the speed of light, what place would you go to right now? When I was little and people asked the classic question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” my answer was, “A veterinarian or marine biologist....
by lobsterbird | Apr 6, 2015
exercise: Today, take twenty minutes to free write. And don’t think about what you’ll write. Just write. note: i write with a pen and paper and then transcribe. i tried to stay as true as possible to the handwritten “formatting.” here i go...
by lobsterbird | Aug 20, 2014
Every life and every death begins the same way, with an exhale. We come into the world with a cry and go out with a sigh, each of these expressions floating on the out-breath. Buddha’s disciple, Maudgalyayana, taught his own student an important lesson by showing him...
by lobsterbird | Jun 10, 2014
Abiding is an in-between experience. Because of that, it gets less attention. It’s not a peak event such as arriving or departing or even an intentional action such as accumulating or releasing. Lacking an obvious drama to pull you in, it is easy to miss or ignore or...
by lobsterbird | Mar 28, 2014
“You already have everything you need to be happy.” Bingo! All of us experience moments of insight that pop up out of nowhere. Maybe it was a matter of time and practice…drip, drip, drip, the bucket fills. Or maybe something more ordinary like boredom or exhaustion or...
by lobsterbird | Jan 31, 2014
The wind is blowing so hard it feels like I can’t hold on much longer. Even if I do, I can’t be convinced that the tree won’t get blown away itself. My little claws are grasping onto a thin branch as I look down to the depths of where I could fall. In this moment I...
by lobsterbird | Jun 13, 2013
Dear You, I am writing this letter because it felt strange to leave without saying goodbye. I want you to know that it is not because of anything you did or did not do, but simply because it is time to move on. I will always carry a part of you with me wherever I go....
by lobsterbird | Feb 8, 2013
: the webseries that i am working on this Spring is featured on NYC Webseries blog! (and on that note, so is another webseries that i am in – a profile on “The Louise Log” is listed under Recent Posts as well!) please check out this recent interview...
by lobsterbird | Jan 2, 2013
The Event of a Thread — Day 6 “It is hard to be brave,” said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.” Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: “It is because you are a very small...
by lobsterbird | Jan 1, 2013
The Event of a Thread – Day 5 as artists, and as human beings, what kind of space do we create? “It’s an empty city block…And wanting to make the place that everyone can be in and join the work in some way. And thinking about: What are those experiences...
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