Creativity (the Good Kind) Blog

The “Bullshit Pulpit”

Weather Forecast: “VERY Shady”. “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” — Mark Twain These days a good memory isn’t required. It’s irrelevant. You just tell more lies. … And endanger the populace while you’re at it. #TrumpSharpie #HurricaneDorian  

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Josephine Forsberg: Improv Mother

I attended The Players Workshop of The Second City Reunion yesterday. Before the fabled Second City had a training center, The Players Workshop is where you went to learn improvisation. George Wendt, Bill Murray, Steve Carell, Shelley Long, Bonnie Hunt, and many early comedy stars that came out of Chicago got their start there. Jo […]

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DEFEATING DESPAIR

I guess I was in a mood. I watched the entire first season of “After Life” last night. At once, poignant, wrenching, laugh-out-loud hilarious. There are many well-drawn characters and relationships, but I think my favorite is the dog. Related creativity themes: #creativity #humor #resilience #adaptability #problem-solving #play #challenge #art #writing #acceptance

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