Books
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Stream it for our daughters: ‘The Baby-Sitter’s Club’ on Netflix
I’m not surprised a witch named Esme spices up the “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” on Netflix. (And you better believe I noticed Esme’s layers and layers of witchy jewelry.) When a frightened flower girl…
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You have the power to make the weather
This is going to sound way more boring than it was, but here goes: Over the summer, in an effort to better understand my job at the community college, I read books including…
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The Hierophant: How to make creative magic within institutions
The dictionary definition of a hierophant is someone who interprets sacred mysteries — basically an ancient priest, a keeper of the “holy.” You can see the holiness in the imagery: He exudes all…
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The Emperor: Why rules are essential for creativity
In early 2016, I left my journalism job to work in the grants office at the local community college. The grant “writing” is the easy part. The real challenge is planning projects constrained…
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The Empress: How to feel like the mother of creativity
Years ago, as a 20-something just starting my career at a daily newspaper, one of the veteran reporters described me as an “Empress.” He said it was my whole vibe … the way…
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The High Priestess: How to tap your big, unconscious ideas
Within the first year of working at my city’s daily newspaper, I developed a reputation. And, no, not that kind of reputation. I was a part-time editorial assistant — the lowest rung of…
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The Magician: What does your most creative space look like?
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced many of us to work from home, I immediately fast-tracked one of my many stalled projects: I created my home office. Like, a real office I would want…
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The Fool: Does love or fear drive your choices?
The real expert on the meaning of a tarot card is YOU. That’s one of the most insightful truths I’ve learned about tarot. You can find books and websites ready to explain the…
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The Little Witch (2018): Witchy movies to get you in the Halloween spirit
My father-in-law, “Poppy,” grew up with a rule the whole family jokes about whenever his grandkids open new toys for Christmas or birthdays. When Poppy was a kid, his mom would make him…
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Why I fell in love with The Witcher
I’m writing this in tears, just hours after finishing the final episode of “The Witcher Season 1″ on Netflix. My husband and I streamed the eight episodes over a couple weeks because he…
