Article in Poets and Writers magazine

The article is title 52 Ideas for an Inspired New Year.  The front of the magazine was what caught my attention with the title of 52 ideas to boost your creativity in 2018.  In June of this year I took a trip to New Orleans to try to get back in touch with my writing.  My divorce was final and I needed more to reconnect with me and everything that I loved. New Orleans was exactly what I needed to light the creative spark, though I tried to focus only on writing, New Orleans is so rich in culture, music, writing and the arts that the creative juices started flowing like crazy in all creative areas.  The problem was when I arrived home I began paining more and then I decided to make a quilt.  I am not a quilter by any means but I had a vision that I wanted to create and I sat out to do it.  I will say my quilt tells a story all of its own. 

My point is whatever helps you find your creative spark, embrace it.  I am not writing as much as I want, but I am still writing and reading at least 15 minutes a day and now I am expressing myself with art as well.  I am hoping to write poems to go with my art, we shall see where this creative path takes me.