by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 23, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability
Parts of "Aspergian" John Elder Robison's Look Me in the Eye plod. Including the beginning and parts of the end. Yet, the writing is crisp, the character (himself) intriguing and likable. And, the reader hopefully realizes–as I did–that this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 21, 2011 | Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
I forget she's there. But, she reminds me. Several times a day. Suddenly she changes positions. Thumping the walls made tender by her presence. She's curled up inside me. Fetal position. Tucked inside my heart. Sadness is her name. She's grieving the loss...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 19, 2011 | Art, Grief & Loss, Nashville!
…Wondering…? Will Springtime Bloom In my Heart? I think that it might just. Photo: Lydia Honeypot
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 15, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
Both my parents left us three daughters in the cold clutch of Winter. Thus, the food that generously arrived on my eldest sister's kitchen counter did so warmly, containing multiple ingredients of Comfort. My folks, we are of the South. And we bear the heavy...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 11, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics, Technology/Blogging
Who says photography isn't art? Does anyone still dare utter such poppycock these days? I'm in love with photoblog Chookooloonks. (Surprise.) Through the blog's photo-essayist creator, Karen Walrond, also author of The Beauty of Different, I've learned...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 9, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
To spread the message of autism incidence, performing artist and songwriter Susan Werner is offering the above song via MP3 audio download for free: www.susanwerner.com. From her manager, Cliff Seltzer of Gold Mountain Entertainment, here in Nashville:...
