journalism



Pink Think: “If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.” – Samuel L. Jackson photo from readtms.com When I recently asked and was accepted by our local paper to write features for them, I hadn’t counted on an unexpected request: could I write a regular […]

A New “Op”-portunity




Pink Think: “I would be lying if I said journalism doesn’t reflect my own choices as a reporter and a writer: what to say, what to emphasize, how to say it, what is true or untrue.” – David Simon photo by stonemen on flickr I interviewed a man last week […]

Balance



Pink Think: “It’s really clear to me that you can’t hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas.” – Alan Alda photo from edtechroundup.wikispaces.com After attending a fabulous writer’s conference this weekend, […]

Shiny New


Pink Think: ” Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.” – Dale Carnegie Photo by tvcoast.com You know how I recently posted, “I wrote a story that wouldn’t see the light of day“? Well, my subjects changed their mind. […]

They said Yes!




Pink Think: “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable photo from worldaffairsboard.com Something’s come up, and I’m still reeling from it. I have been working on an article for a newspaper for the last few days. […]

No Guts No Glory