by Diane Wyzga | August 10, 2020 | Writing
What is happiness? And do you notice it? What is happiness? In the closing pages of his short book of musings, A Man Without a Country, Kurt Vonnegut offered me an unexpected image of happiness I carry with me to this very day: Here’s Vonnegut: “But I had a good...
by Diane Wyzga | August 6, 2020 | Writing
How did I begin thinking about my life as compost? Well, I had a lot of garbage in my life: betrayals, incest, losses, adversities, failures, and set-backs. What do you do with all that? I was one of the lucky ones who found story. I was offered chances by people who...
by Diane Wyzga | August 5, 2020 | Writing
Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds, your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that. “Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.” [Satchel Paige] What...
by Diane Wyzga | May 15, 2020 | Writing
We interrupt the news to say: the heart is an organ of fire. What do you love? What draws you to it? Tell that story and hang on to the truth. Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday with several questions carefully...
by Diane Wyzga | May 14, 2020 | Writing
Our leaders have failed from a lack of imagination and will. Margaret Wheatley, American writer challenges us: Now it’s up to us as local leaders to do what we can – with what we have – where we are. Who’s in?...
