Muse About Mending: The Difference Between Good Enough and Just Right

I’m learning to mend, not in metaphor, but in actuality. I’m learning to darn, using running stitches (Sashiko) to repair … More

Adult Learning: Identifying Clouds, Nursing and The Freedom to Be Wrong

I mentioned in previous posts I’ve taken up nature journaling as a new hobby. I enjoy it for many reasons: … More

I’m delighted to have two paintings in Myth and Magic, a juried exhibition of art presented by the Gresham Visual … More

Many thanks to the members of Gallery 114 for hosting a well-attended opening reception for the juried group exhibition, With Bated … More

Happy New Year! The above painting, Waiting For Clarity: Sunbreak Over The Broadway Bridge, is included in the juried invitational … More

Those of us living in the Banana Belt of downtown Portland were spared the large amount (up to 8 inches) … More

Sky The Oar poems by Stacy R. Nigliazzo Publisher: Press 53, 2018 Stacy R. Nigliazzo is a poet living in … More

Why is it 2018 feels more like “2017, The Sequel,“ and not an actual New Year? While I have one or … More

Are nurses are the worse patients? Upon completion of treatment for breast cancer, my surgeon remarked, “You got through treatment … More

My adult life I’ve had an unreasonable fear of being without a book to read. The anxiety is triggered when … More