This is not a book about writing or painting or sculpting or making music. It is not a book about motivation or inspiration (well, it kind of is, but that’s not the main point). It is a book about asking for help. I’m reading it for the second time after having just finished it the…
Are you sensory sensitive? Oftentimes creators are. I am. For a long time, I was ashamed and thought I had to “fix” myself somehow. But we’re not the only ones who find the lights too bright, the sounds too loud, or the party overwhelming. About 20 percent of the population is born with a highly…
Kenzi, Lost Girl official bestie and kickass sidekick, is the ultimate Spunky Misfit Girl. Who doesn’t love her style, her attitude, her way with words? She can teach us a lot about courage. 1. Regret is fo suckas, fo suckas, fo suckas. Puta. Spoken first by the great poet Ludacris, of course. This could be…
Haters, prepare to kiss my sexy white booty. I have seen it go down time and time again: Some windy-wallets (read: Victorian slang for pompous windbag) poops all over the Twilight series with whine whine whine about how dumb it all is, and then when I ask which of the books they’ve read, the answer…
Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim’s Daughter Longstocking, otherwise known as Pippi, is OBVIOUSLY a Spunky Misfit Girl. She does not mess around. Well, maybe she does, but when she does, she takes it very seriously. She’s a top-of-the-line, cream-of-the-crop inspiration for holding on to your childlike heart. Here’s how she does it: Take tough…
The closest friend I ever had once said to me, “You have what people want.” “Are you drunk?” I asked. But he meant it. It took a long time, until recently, for me to see that he miiiight be right. I’ve been hiding for years. Most of my life, really. I didn’t share much of…