A Creative Life

Art for Healing- Hell’s Kitchen

I was lucky to experience Alicia Keyes’ Hell’s Kitchen this week on Broadway while visiting my friend Jane in Brooklyn.  Semi-autobiographical, it tells the story of a young girl, Ally, who as a teenager has to deal with a lot of heartache and struggle. “Do something with that anger,” her...

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The Second Arrow- Sneak Peek #3

COMING SOON !!!!    BOOK RELEASE DATE- MAY 1ST ( PRINT VERSION TOO!) MORE PURCHASING OPTIONS  AVAILABLE SOON From  Chapter 32- Coming up Cubist Cubism, according to Merriam Webster, is a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements especially by displaying several aspects...

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Creativity and Heart in Science- Dr. Audrey Evans

I was excited to see “Audrey’s Children” this past weekend. I’m not going to lie. Part of it was filmed on my block, so I was curious!  A few years ago,  my street was lined with classic 60’s cars. It was pretty cool! I didn’t know much about  the story...

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Poetry, as Sacred Work- Maria Shriver in Philly

It was a chilly April night when I ventured out to the Free Library for a warm, intimate experience with Maria Shriver & Friends We were greeted to some live soothing guitar music and a stage full of candles to set a meditative mood. Bob Roth, Maria’s teacher and friend, invited...

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Roberta Halpern, artist and writer, is a former English teacher and healer. A native New Yorker, she currently resides in Philadelphia.