Category: Archive
Short stories are difficult. I love reading them, I don’t love writing them. I sometimes have to write them though, which is probably good for me, but seriously, I admire all the writers who are known for their short stories. And I know some people prefer writing short stories. I...
As those impassioned New Year’s Resolutions to get in shape start to lose steam this third week of January, we thought we’d try to rekindle your muscle-bound moxie with a story about a project that put the IDEAS team to the ultimate creative workout. Around 2010, the United States was...
We have made up something called “The New Year”. TNY happens arbitrarily on December the 31st at midnight. Don't get me wrong, it’s a grand tradition and we’ve imbued it with useful layers of cultural mechanics. It is a nod toward biblical “Jubilee”-the erasing of old debts and a new...
Happy Holidays friends, here I am, come to bring you the gift of podcast recommendations. I am a fan of podcasts in general, but lately I’ve been getting really into fictionalized narrative podcasts. There are some really good ones out there. Serialized fiction is such a fun way to tell...
We are approaching Winter in Boulder (perhaps already in Winter, my friends can’t agree on an answer). The sun sets early in the colder months. I have mixed emotions about this. When the sun sets earlier I feel like the day is over sooner. Like I am meant to cut...
Why are we obsessed with death? Why are we so fascinated with immortality? Maybe because death is a true mystery. We can study causes of death and the toll it takes on a body, but we cannot know the details of death. Science, philosophy, religion, they can all disagree. And...
There’s this definite stigma around chronic illness. It’s easy to create the mental model of disabled and chronically ill people as very Other. I’m no expert, but in my opinion, it’s hard to understand someone else’s experience. But, it’s so important. Empathy is deeply necessary. People are people. I have never had...
Note: This is not one of those "what you look like doesn't matter, it's what's on the inside that counts" narratives, though that is true. Kindness and compassion are much more important than pretty hair. You get what I'm trying to say. This is about art, confidence, and self expression. A personal...
What would you do if you were just casually walking home from work and you saw a 10-foot tall robot statue that most definitely had not been there the day before? Maybe not even the hour before. Probably pull out your phone and take a picture, maybe open up Snapchat or Instagram....
Indiana is eternity. The passage of each season here is but a retelling of the poignant past that is both its present and future. Like your favorite book, you know its beginning, its climax, its end and its twists before you perfunctorily push past the love-worn binding. Its story, not...
Victoria Greene is an ecommerce marketing expert, freelance writer and big fan of Shakespeare. She loves to help small businesses grow and succeed. You can read more of her work at her blog VictoriaEcommerce. Shakespeare was a great guy. He wrote some of the most incredible plays and poetry...
