New Blog @ Wordpress

I'm happy here at blogspot, but for a professional assignment, I've created a second blog at

http://blogginginplace.wordpress.com/

Mainly, I wanted to claim the domain name--wonderwhereallthedustcomesfrom is meaningful to me (and a few others who recognize it), but probably doesn't make sense to most people, and is long and clumsy.

"Blogginginplace" is catchier, and is the name of a workshop I'll be teaching at the William Paterson University Spring Writers' Conference.  2012 schedule isn't up yet, but conference director Timothy Liu will have it in print soon. (NB: I'm uncomfortable and fully aware of the irony of linking to Wikipedia's page on Tim, but it was the most up-to-date).

What if we just ask ourselves....

What if you took on a challenge? What if you cleared the clutter from your desk? What if you went outside for a brisk walk? What if you quit your job and headed for southeast Asia with nothing but a small backpack? What if you started a blog about your biggest passion? What if you decided to paint a picture or snap a photograph every single day for the next month? What if you did 5 minutes of yoga each morning? What if you tossed out your to-do list and only did 1 important thing each day before doing the less important tasks? What if you proposed your dream project to your boss? What if you stopped asking permission and just started doing what you’ve been wanting to do? What if your life was a blank slate and you could fill it with only the things you love? What if you could change someone else’s life? What if you tossed out all your excuses? What if you were grateful for what you have, instead of complaining about what you don’t have? What if you tossed out your goals? What if you let go of your expectations? What if you got rid of everything you had?


Thanks to Leo Barbuta
full post at
http://zenhabits.net/rut/

Only in Miami

Yet another great photo website - but with a totally different aesthetic....

http://www.urepauthentic.com/Locals/OnlyInMiami

Too beautiful to describe...

I found this incredible story on NPR, which tells of photographer Jon Crispin and his project to document things left behind, in this case, old suitcases abandoned when New York State
asylums closed.  He has other fascinating projects, too, such as his series on prisons.

And since the article below discusses . . .

Jonathan Lethem's essay, I'll just post a link to that too. 

http://harpers.org/archive/2007/02/0081387

The way we write now

Maybe it's this:  I'll just post the link, and write nothing at all.

http://chronicle.com/article/Uncreative-Writing/128908/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

New Webpage

You can now find me @ http://independent.academia.edu/JudithBroome