by Carolyn | Jun 24, 2018 | The SoulFire
Peter Pan, magical kisses and the place where we can come home When the twins were small, we used to make up stories together, stories that would carry us to deep into wild, enchanted forests or set us sailing on the high blue seas, stories that would catapult us to...
by Carolyn | May 16, 2018 | The Flame Keepers, The SoulFire, WHAT'S NEW
The year my father died, my family was shattered. He died suddenly, and to this day decades later, even with an autopsy, we have no satisfactory answer. I was a young writer then, writing short stories with Ron Carlson at Arizona State University and before that with...
by Carolyn | Oct 5, 2017 | The SoulFire, WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
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by Carolyn | May 24, 2015 | The SoulFire
It may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that writing is a generous act of the spirit, but I believe it to be true. I love the way books, music and movies can transport us into other worlds. I love how they open up the imagination. Writing is an act of...
by Carolyn | May 19, 2015 | The SoulFire, THE WRITING SPACE, WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
Even when we proclaim we want to write that story that matters most to us, we resist. We declare that intention, again and again, and – wait for it! – the temptations and distractions roll in like thunderclouds. Stillness is vital to us as writers,...
by Carolyn | Sep 1, 2014 | The SoulFire
We live in a world that sets aside a big front row VIP seat for the Left Brainers. As of now, they are still getting Big Salaries. As of now, fathers everywhere, and mothers, too, are advising their children to “Get a real job,” meaning get a very Left Brain job that...