Quiet Place – Short Story Available for Instant Download
“Quiet Place” is a story about Doreen’s best friend’s wedding. She’s in love with one of the brides. It’s a romantic story full of love and tears, like most weddings, but with a bittersweet turn as the course of true love runs smoothly for the happy couple…but not for a couple of other members of the wedding party.* Read More
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Love by the Numbers Audio Book Released!
For those who love to listen as they spin, drive, fly, surf or walk, Love by the Numbers is now available is an audio download from Audible, iTunes and other major audio retailers. Start here at Open Book Audio and pick the site you prefer. The book is read by voice talent Kathleen Rochè-Zujko. Read More
Lacking in Graciousness and Generosity, Part 2
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Art is Above Money
Creative people rest in a unique position in society. Until very recently, with the explosion of “independent” artists, we have been expected to create art for the sake of art. Agents, brokers, and publishers existed, in the romanticized past, to keep monetary issues out of a creative person’s life. Don’t sully the art with money. Art for art’s sake.Somewhere in some distant past, artists apparently did nothing for money, and we should all be like those artists. This is implied by people who want the art and don’t want to pay for the art. Talk to any musician about how it feels at the end of the gig to have to hunt down the organizer to ask for the check and go through the standard “It’s here somewhere, can we mail it?” routine. If they insist on the terms of the contract being met, they’re ruining the moment. If they leave without getting paid there’s a solid chance they never will be.
Everyone else is allowed to worry about their bottom line, but not the artist herself. Read More