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Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
“Childhood is a time of great discovery. It is a time when every morning brings new knowledge about the world and you can’t wait to get up and explore. Most of the people I grew up with were of...
Today, July 18th, marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death, an occasion that she would probably be surprised to find us celebrating as her novels were originally published anonymously and she found very little fame during her lifetime. Well Jane,...
"I was born in East-Berlin and 8 years old when the wall came down. Stepping into a new world I had only heard of, it was a truly overwhelming experience which signified for me freedom of creation, of beauty and the unexpected."
Every year since 1949, the United States has designated May as Mental Health Awareness Month. The theme for May 2014 is "Mind Your Health," and it should serve as an important reminder for all of us of the effects...
Who doesn’t love to receive a thoughtful greeting card this time of year? (Or at any time of the year, for that matter.) In this digital age, many would say handwritten notes are a thing of the past and...
Name: Nicolien Beerens Age: 25 Country: The Netherlands Places Travelled & Place lived: I've been to Los Angeles, Hollywood, Amsterdam, Utrecht & San Francisco, to name a few cultural places where I've found inspiration for my art. There are several museums in...
February is International Correspondence Writing Month (InCoWriMo) and to continue the conversation we started a couple of weeks ago about sending more snail mail, today we are chatting with Danielle Hayden, a Seattle-based freelance creative writer. Danielle collaborated with us...
For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
If the reading lists we provided in this previous post seemed a tad daunting, then we have just the thing! For today's recommendations, we have moved out of the aspirational world of required academic reading and into a more personal...