It was after the oratory competition. I was sitting down with some other finalists. The top three of us had our pictures taken. A judge came over to me. “Your topic was difficult – overdone – and for that, you
Ali's Indie Pubbing Scoop
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Invisibility is not renewable.
Sometimes you need to revisit things, and the less visible you are, the easier this is to do. This is because sometimes you need to revisit them twice. Thrice. Fourteen times…thirty multiplied by a million. I’m writing this for writers
Everything human religion in a few hours?
How does a person take a complex socio-cultural code of ethics and beliefs and distill it into content for two hours? Sheer force of will. I can’t include every item about a faith in an hour’s worth of class. That
Use Your Voice
There’s a scene from Disney’s The Little Mermaid that’s been replaying in my mind the last week. Specifically, I keep seeing the close-up profile of Ursula’s mouth as she answers Ariel’s question… “Your voice.” Nothing is more personal and signature
Restoration & Production
I got a lot done last week. I did. Because I got a lot done, I was able to see how much more I needed to do. I also got sick, and had a slow recovery. My husband then got


