Month: December 2012

  • Behind the scenes sneak peek 3

    Listen to this post: Athena on drums as Dani does one of her original raps. Dani and Athena have always been close and crack each other up a lot. They’re cousins only a few months apart in age. See clips of Athena’s documentary film project about Dani on this very blog called “The World Unclear: Life…

  • Guest Blogger: Tyler Presnell

    Listen to this post: What momentum we have here, folks! We’re a blogging machine. Here’s what Tyler told me the other day about the time right after his traumatic brain injury: “Poetry was my only friend for many years.  While I was going through the first few years of my recovery friends weren’t around much. …

  • Behind the scenes sneak peek 2

    Listen to this post: Kris gave me paper, paint, tools and a pep talk before I started making this painting in her studio. If I’ve painted before this, I certainly don’t remember. But that’s not saying much. Kris looks on approvingly as I turn a paint spill on this small paper into a new kind…

  • Guest Blogger: Dianne Allison @ Holli (Hollis) Hawthorne

    Listen to this post: Diane Allison is so generous to let me repost some of her blog here about her daughter, Holli (Hollis) Hawthorne. Holli had a severe traumatic brain injury almost four years ago. Her mother and other family have contributed regularly to a blog at http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/ and at caringbridge.org/visit/hollihawthorne . Her friends also…

  • Why are you making this documentary…again?

    Listen to this post: Recently, I deleted the first post from this site where I explained what this film is and why I’m making it. I have no good reason why I deleted it. I think I was confused. Tyler Presnell just said he would be thrilled to contribute his poetry to the blog. He was…