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Author Archives: kconstantine
Balance
I once worked with a very wise woman who said to me, eyes closed and hand over her heart, “Always protect your flame.” We both had demanding, multi-tasking jobs, and I was frequently frazzled. I thought what she said was … Continue reading
Viennese Inspiration
I feel the music behind Mozart’s eyes in this portrait: long scale runs intensifying his gaze, trills creating a little arch to his brow. Mozart was born in Salzburg, but Vienna is where he flourished, where he composed the Sonata … Continue reading
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Hot Off the Press
I am very excited to have a piece published in Vine Leaves Literary Journal Issue #15. You can read it online at: http://www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com/issue-15-jul-2015.html “Nothing Can Be Something,” my little story of death and its weird mysteries is on page 10. … Continue reading
Finger Painting
I made a comment recently that writing feels a bit like finger painting to me, like pure and simple play. I even recognize the childish glint in my eye after finishing a piece, as if to say, “I know you … Continue reading
Delphi
Years ago I visited Delphi, the navel of the world, the prehistoric site in mainland Greece where ancient people worshipped mother earth or Gaia and later Apollo, whose instructions they heard from the Oracle through the priestess Pythia. Apollo was … Continue reading
Eternal Springer
Earlier this year I took my first ever poetry writing class: How Writers Write Poetry, through the wonderful University of Iowa. This is from an exercise calling for a prose poem. Eternal Springer It was Springtime when my Springer Spaniel … Continue reading
Daydreams
Daydreaming has long been one of my favorite pastimes, perhaps because I come from a solitude-loving family, a family of individuals who each needed our space, our alone-time, time to read and think and dream. I’m so grateful for that. … Continue reading
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