by Deonne Kahler | Mar 8, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
Ever since I was young I’ve admired Georgia O’Keeffe. Not just her gorgeous and groundbreaking work, but her attitude and lifestyle. Her intense creativity, how for years she split her time between New York and New Mexico, how she never let a relationship define or...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 1, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
When I finished my MFA in New York in 2010, I was at a crossroads. I could stay in New York, in my tiny Upper East Side apartment, and continue teaching creative writing and working at the Feminist Press. I wouldn’t make a ton of money but I could pay my bills, and...
by Deonne Kahler | Feb 22, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
It’s so easy to lose your way. It might not even be anything big that causes it, maybe you just get caught up in life’s details – paying bills, managing responsibilities – and all you’re doing is keeping your head down and muddling through. You’re not...
by Deonne Kahler | Feb 15, 2018 | Follow Your Bliss
The thing about the beach is that everyone wants to be here, even folks who don’t have the means to rent an apartment, much less own a house. It’s beautiful, sure, but it’s expensive and out of reach for most. On the path to Dog Beach someone had set up camp in the...
by Deonne Kahler | Dec 7, 2017 | Follow Your Bliss
I don’t know about you, but I can barely read the news without having a full-blown panic attack. Anxiety seems to be the new norm. It’s not only exhausting and the opposite of fun, it can also cause real damage to our psyches and bodies. This week I’ve been thinking...
by Deonne Kahler | Nov 28, 2017 | Follow Your Bliss
Spoiler alert: this probably isn’t. I’ve committed to making something new every day, which I’m truly happy about. With this level of activity, generating this much raw material, by spring I’ll have a whole bunch of little stuff I can choose...
