Diane Sherlock

  • home and diving deeper

    Below is a TED talk from Elizabeth Gilbert on success, failure and the drive to create. In it, she discusses “home,” something I heard Dorothy Allison also talk about in a memorable lecture a few years ago at Antioch University, Los Angeles (will look for my notes to include in the next post). This dovetails…

  • What would you fight for?

    The University of Notre Dame has been running a series for years now called What Would You Fight For? Each week during football season, they televise one and post it online. What would you fight for? Seriously. Is there anything and if not, why not? It’s another way of asking, “what are you passionate about?”…

  • TED ache

    There’s this thing that happens after a TED conference – it’s hard to return to normal life. It’s taken me awhile to get around to this post. There was a lot to process and I haven’t finished by any means, but here’s a bit about my experience. First off, Edinburgh is a great city and I…

  • TED Global and music

    Do you know what E in TED stands for? Entertainment. I know, I thought it was Education. Nope. And I’m glad because all the artists enrich the experience. Not that I’m biased or anything. 😉 The music at TED was extraordinary and there were performances at each of the twelve sessions. This year, the performers…

  • Neruda interlude

    It’s been a wild month. My application to attend TEDGlobal was accepted, so I will be in Edinburgh, Scotland mid-June. More on that in the coming weeks. I have been recording some of my work, but I also did one of Neruda’s love poems. I will be posting my own work in the coming weeks…

  • chance favors the connected mind

    Mingle, people, mingle! Go write with others. That’s where I’m headed – a cafe to meet a couple of fellow writers…

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