To knit or to crochet? Is that even a question?
Category Archives: Writing
Can I ever feel as good as I did in the 1970s when I made my mom get rid of all the aerosol cans in the house? Can I ever be naive and hopeful and optimistic again? Is there a perfect yarn that is earth friendly, beautiful, and fun to knit with? Can I find […]
I have gotten a good part of my Harriet Tubman story drafted in my notebook over the past several days. I’m trying to relate to her story through my own experiences and it’s a challenge!
A Conversation between Donna Druchunas and Cynthia Morris For the past few years, I’ve been taking a quarterly writing course with Cynthia Morris, called the “Free-Write Fling.” In this course, we receive a daily writing prompt, and commit to writing at least 15 minutes every day for a month. Doing this four times a year […]
In memory of Leonard Nimoy, who died today at 83 and who did live long and prosper, I would like to repost an article I wrote quite some time ago for Skepchick.com Why I am not a Skeptic If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, where do skeptics come from? Some would […]
What Do You See in a Circle? Here are some of my thoughts that didn’t make it into Stories In Stitches 4. I wanted to make this into a longer essay, but I didn’t have time to gather my thoughts in a more structured way, so I decided not to include this as an essay. For a […]
Grandpa’s Kitchen Find out more about the creative genius of my family members as we enter the kitchen of a tiny Queens apartment in the middle of the 20th century. To learn more about my family story, check out Stories In Stitches books 1 and 3. In book 1, I wrote about learning to […]
I’m writing an essay about DNA and sock techniques — how you can learn about history and culture from looking at the way a traditional sock has been made. I started this essay as an exploration of the history of cuff-down and toe-up socks and it has turned into so much more. It’s got bits […]
War ends the values and traditions that produce [handmade] treasures. Nothing is maintained. Cultures that may seem as durable as stone can break like glass, leaving all the things that held them together unattended. I believe that the craftsman, the artist, the cook, and the silversmith are peacemakers. They install grace; they lull the world […]
The hand actually defines us in many ways. When you think about what makes our species unique and special, it’s having thoughts and being able to make those thoughts real. And the way our thoughts become real is through use of our hands to build things, to make things. — Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish (PBS) When […]