Krista Schumacher
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Altered Perceptions
What kayaking taught me about the nature of illusions and the power of perspective How often do we find ourselves perceiving one thing, convincing ourselves that our perception is the way things are, only to discover that we’re looking at… Continue reading
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The Road Home: An Essay in Photos
When the journey away leads back to where it all began ONE. Start here with a crystalline blue river, quaking aspens along its banks, the water’s edge a reflecting pool for the murky greens and rusted yellows of fall. Follow… Continue reading
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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
A reminder from illness and life to seize the day In the movie Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams’ character, Mr. Keating, a professor at an elite boarding school for boys, asks a student to open his hymnal to page 542 and… Continue reading
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My Mother Was Wrong
How I overcame my fear and found my voice as a writer I first heard of Medium last fall when a fellow writer in a nonfiction workshop mentioned it. Since I was aiming for publication in literary journals, to develop a… Continue reading
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Smokescreen: A Personal Essay
Smokescreen By Krista Schumacher On my sixth birthday, I watched my father ride away on his Harley Davidson. As the years went by, I wondered what roads he traveled as I blew out the candles on my cake, remembering how… Continue reading
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Smokescreen
On my sixth birthday, I watched my father ride away on his Harley Davidson. As the years went by, I wondered what roads he traveled as I blew out the candles on my cake, remembering how I used to wait… Continue reading
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On Writing: Emergent Stories & Process Tips
The writing process is fascinating when you think about it. I recently finished the first polished draft of an essay and have been reflecting on the act of writing it. I used what qualitative researchers call an “emergent” design. As… Continue reading
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Time Flies
Time Flies How quickly time flies, which is why we must seize it and make it our own, make our lives our own. There is nothing more imperative than this. What life is today is not necessarily what it will… Continue reading
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Open Yourself
Open yourself and let the universe fill you. Others might say, “Let go, and let God.” Either way, it’s the same. Only misery emerges when we resist; a futile act indeed. When we whine about our circumstances, we are simply… Continue reading
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On Being Friends with Ourselves
Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.” What does it mean to be friends with myself? It means looking out for my psyche, controlling negative… Continue reading
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