

Vickie Sedillo
- Feb 18, 2022
If Only We Were Greener Things
"All the ways you imagine us—bewitched mangroves up on stilts, a nutmeg’s inverted spade, gnarled baja elephant trunks, the straight-up...


Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Apr 30, 2021
"Milk was all I ever had"
The Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Beloved, by Toni Morrison, is my absolute favorite work of literature of all time. Set in post-Civil War...

Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Apr 4, 2021
My Muse: Brother Antoninus/William Everson
On this, the weekend that Christians observe the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, allow me to introduce my muse and...


Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Dec 15, 2020
Again did the earth shift
SOLSTICE Again did the earth shift. Again did the nights grow short and the days long. And the people of the earth were glad and...


Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Dec 8, 2020
Lessons from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Mother Theresa
On my walk today I happened to contemplate Mother Theresa of Calcutta's words, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small...


Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Oct 24, 2020
Can of Worms: Advice for Untangling Memories in the Personal Narrative Process
This, my friends, is why so many people don’t start writing their memoir to begin with: they fear that they are opening the proverbial can

Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Aug 12, 2020
Slump
For four months I was in what is known in the baseball world (and Dr. Suess world) as a slump. Holy shit, was I in a slump!

Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Feb 23, 2020
Basket Case
I'd like to share with you the first few lyrics to one of my favorite Green Day songs, "Basket Case": Do you have the time to listen to...


Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Feb 2, 2020
Safety First
What about those of us whose insecurities and paralyzing fears are so strong they bind us to our miserable day jobs, vanilla lifestyle, and


Michele DeVoe Lussky
- Oct 17, 2019
Walking in the Pain: Confessions of a Reluctant Creativity Coach
How did I go from reading college portfolios to leading transformative creativity workshops, facilitating...