by Monta | Jun 15, 2020 | Art Practice, Quotes, Stories
We convey truth with stories… that is the magic of fiction.Neil Gaiman When I was in graduate school I had a chat with one of my advisors that changed everything… well okay, that happened with every single advisor I had at Goddard College, more than once,...
by Monta | May 5, 2020 | Activism, Community, Mercy, Regular Life, Stories
We all do terrible things to each other… by intent, by neglect, and by ignorance. Up until recently, I would have said that mostly this happens unintentionally. These days though, I think cruelty, rudeness, and contempt, in the name of “being real” is...
by Monta | Apr 1, 2020 | Big Projects, Regular Life, Sustainability
I read an article recently about being tidy. The author of the article admitted they were not a tidy person and shared their newfound tips for being tidy. Most of those tips were quite foreign to me. Tidiness is not my first thought, not what I think is important...
by Monta | Mar 12, 2020 | Activism, Community, Justice, Mercy, Sustainability, Walking & Thinking
I think that we’re on the earth to do good – good for the largest number of entities possible. I say entities because I don’t think it should stop at just people – the entire world needs us to do good. It’s easy to do good for yourself, easy to do good for your...
by Monta | Jan 21, 2020 | Stories
Charlie was the unloved love-child of the beautiful flame-haired Alice Anderson and the wild and stubborn James Johnston. Alice was tall and willowy and full of gentle grace. The oldest of 6, auburn-haired and softly freckled, she could have had any boy, and there...
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