by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 8, 2012 | Inner artist
The other day I was approached by a mom of a pre-teen who had, on her own time, written a short story. The mom asked me to read it over (with her daughter’s permission) to see what I thought. Here was my first thought – what an amazing mom to take this...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jan 27, 2012 | Inner artist
Ok, people. Show of hands. Who here remembers the talent show, Star Search, that ran on television from 1983-1995? Hosted by Ed McMahon, it showcased talent in several entertainment categories; contestants competed in each category and went on to semi-finals and...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 1, 2011 | Inner artist
…of gratitude! Which means that after almost 4.5 years of drumming the phrase “You should be thankful” and encouraging her to say “thank you” to every living creature (including her bathwater after she’s bathed) something seems to be sticking! Every so often...
by Taslim Jaffer | Oct 25, 2011 | Inner artist, Try-This Tuesday
…crayon, pencil, pen, charcoal stick…anything you have at your fingertips right now! Some sort of medium would be great too – a receipt? Grocery list pad? A piece of paper from your printer? And now, remember that Draw A Stickman website I showed you a...
by Taslim Jaffer | Oct 20, 2011 | Inner artist
OK, everybody, look UP! Do you see her? My new butterfly designed by Hyedie from happy D designs! Isn’t she gorgeous?! And so much more bold and glamorous than the pixelated version I had up before. I just learned that word, pixelated. There are SO MANY more...
by Taslim Jaffer | Oct 17, 2011 | Inner artist
So, this is what happens when I file things away. In the fall of 2008, I attended a one-day workshop called Writing Fiction For Kids. It was my first classroom setting around writing since first year college when I allowed myself to take Creative Writing 1100 “just...
