#thrival

#OperationPinocchio

Plum Doodles 420, 421, 422 journal fragment from of July 25, 2025 Dreamed about giving tarot readings. I dreamed of other things but I don’t remember. Too hot.   August 3rd, 2025Hudson Valley, NY 10,000 Plum Doodles Project  I often use scribbles as the genesis for paintings. These squiggles carry energy for me, and on their own, they tell a story. I call them plums because they are little…

Plum Doodles 418 to 419 journal fragment from of July 15, 2025 Dream: Somehow I manage to get off my bike and grab onto the dirt square. Getting off the bike, of course, was more dangerous than just riding. I’m unable to move. A couple of people are trying to coax me, but I just won’t go. I’m shaking and terrified.  Before that  . . . the store is closed. I cross the street — four lanes — and am…

I am completely drawing a blank for what it is I want for my life. There are so many things I love that I almost feel paralyzed with my next move. I love making art and writing and making music (God, do I love music and singing), and I love being outdoors and moving my body and dancing and having creative and intellectual conversations and activities. Then there is this fact that living is…