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In Praise of Stupidity
I did what I thought I was supposed to. When I got the idea to start a newsletter, I took a class. Got inspired. Raced to Substack and...
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kiersten672003
- Aug 3, 2023
- 4 min
All Aboard!
Several years ago, my husband and I visited the Aran Islands in Ireland. After a full day of sightseeing, we rested our weary bones in a...
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kiersten672003
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Feel Better Now Game #2- Love Bombing
Part of my series: Feel Better Now: Games to play to take the pressure off your creative work. Sometimes when I’m in that liminal space...
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kiersten672003
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Feel Better Now Game #1: Last Person On Earth
Part one of my series: Feel Better Now: Games to play to take the pressure off your creative work. Whenever I’m wrestling with a problem...
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kiersten672003
- Mar 25, 2022
- 4 min
Grandparent Your Ideas- Part 2
Anyone who has worked in creative pursuits knows ideas flow best when you begin in a relaxed, loose state of allowing. That’s why...
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kiersten672003
- Mar 25, 2022
- 4 min
Grandparent Your Ideas- Part 1
As a mom, I’ve spent a huge portion of my life taking care of other people. When my children grew up and moved out, I shifted my focus...
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kiersten672003
- Jan 8, 2022
- 4 min
The Wisdom of Meatballs
As a kid, one of my favorite movies was the comedy Meatballs starring Bill Murray. In it, Murray plays Tripper, a camp counselor at Camp...
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kiersten672003
- Dec 12, 2021
- 4 min
Excerpt From The Playlist Diaries- Part 2
When Stacie and I burst out onto the back deck of the house, it felt like breaking to the surface of a pool after being held under water...
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kiersten672003
- Dec 12, 2021
- 10 min
Excerpt from The Playlist Diaries- Part 1
“Emotional Rescue” Indiana- August 1981 Sometimes a decision is just a decision. And sometimes a decision changes your life. What...
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kiersten672003
- Dec 12, 2021
- 4 min
Lessons I Learned From The Writers of Cobra Kai- Part 2
(Continued from previous post) By the time I achieved the milestone of writing The End to my beloved story, it was not only too long, but...
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kiersten672003
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
Lessons I Learned From The Writers of Cobra Kai- Part 1
Confession Time: I’m obsessed with the Netflix series Cobra Kai. Growing up in the 80s with a huge crush on Ralph Macchio, I’d devoured...
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kiersten672003
- Nov 20, 2021
- 6 min
How A Commercial Changed My Life
It happened one Sunday afternoon right after I’d first started dabbling with writing again. My 17-year-old son was watching a football...
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kiersten672003
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Can't Start A Fire Without A Spark
The Boss knows what the hell he's talking about. Every good, fiery idea needs that first little spark. And the flicker that ignited my...
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