April 12, 2010 - Army of Ink Room For Us
Sometimes things don’t go the way I want them to, particularly when I forget to make room for us, not just me – us.
Stories
February 13, 2010 - Army of ink Skip To Me
Skip To Me .
When I was a little girl I wore black pantyhose on my head. Flicked back ponytail legs. Wobbled on stiletto sticks. Tripped and tumbled. And all fell down. Plaits now fall on shoulders of mine. Following and pretending packed away. I skip along paths dodging footprint holes and dress up boxes. Never again to cover my tracks. I skip like a stone forever on a path of my own.
Footnote: This ink came to me about from feeling a sense of being grown up. Not in the conventional sense. Just feeling ‘integrated’ with the little girl. Found this quote, “Happy ever afters are stories not finished yet” . A line Angelique Jollie dishes up to Brad in the movie Mr and Mrs Smith. And yes, I did wear pantyhose on my head as a kid – and painted false finger nails made out of sticky tape.
Find her in Rock The Boat book.
January 27, 2010 - Army of Ink Bottoming Out
All that she could see, see, see – was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.
January 22, 2010 - Army of ink Secrets Out
Do you tell ?
It’s big. And if it lands on you, you’ll be crushed. We’ll be crushed. They I say it. There. It’s out. And it doesn’t fall. It flies. And we watch it. And it’s beautiful – because it’s free.
Footnote: Be very careful who you tell. Tell only when you’re ready to tell. When it’s safe to tell. Question the intention of the telling. The possible fall out from the telling. Choose a medium or process that holds you (and your story) as you tell – words, song, poem, image. Consider who might be able to help you catch it if ends up being bigger than you thought? Or maybe the secret is better kept than free?
The Black Dog Project came to life in 2006 with a theme ‘What’s your secret…’. The Project featured stories from people who wanted to share their experience with others. Black Dog has since ceased this theme and role due to the complicated nature (and painful experience) of telling our truth – particularly so publicly through an on-line medium. It also lead to the withdrawal of the book, ‘In My Room’, a book within I told my truth, and in telling it so publicly – rocked the boat.