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Apr.13.2012
The summer of 1995 my husband dropped me off at camp, leaving me to my own devices far removed from the real world as I knew it. That's how I felt as I waved him goodbye standing in front of the white painted wooden barracks at Fort Worden.
From an article in Poets & Writers I had...
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Nov.25.2011
My friend Anastasia Ashman has made use of Storify to deconstruct the logo of Global Niche. Great idea, I write to her, I'm going to do the same for the cover of my book Creative Acts of Healing. I head for the shelf in my husband's music room, where I know our photo albums and boxes filled with...
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Sep.30.2011
Which is my favorite photo?
That's hard to say, the answer changes from moment to moment. I had prepped a certain picture to write about, but I look up, and there's my father in a relaxed pose, his weight on his left leg, he is leaning against a door post, his shirttails out, hands in pants'...
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Sep.23.2011
In February of 1992 I was prepping a lunch break reading in the court yard of U.T. at Austin's School of Architecture. A cultural exchange between Texas and the Netherlands had brought me to U.T. already in 1987. At the time I was working in the multicultural theater world as a designer, dramaturg...
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Sep.15.2011
You may wish to keep a bunch of freshly harvested garlic bulbs nearby when reading the books recommended by Red Room this week. I'd like to add "The Last Jewish Virgin: A Novel of Fate" by Janice Eidus to the pile. The characters drawn by the author come alive on the page, especially when...
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Bereaved parents can easily become stuck in the horror and terror of what has happened, bouncing aimlessly as they seek meaning, purpose and a hint of a reason to keep on living. Van Praag has brought us a book of action and a book of love. This fine book, will serve well for individual use, for couples, for friends, for groups and in a therapeutic environment.”
—The Rev. Dr. Richard B. Gilbert BCC, Chaplain at Sherman Hospital
About Judith
Bilingual Dutch born writer/ artist with background in theater arts as designer, dramaturg, translator and actors coach. Author of Creative Acts of Healing: after a baby dies. Columnist and book reviewer for Dutch Parental web magazine Ouders Online, and Arts...
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