Cross-Pollination

a blog on business, creativity, art and the human body

When is too much?

This blog may be but a wee toddler, but I’d like to throw the question out there and hope to start a discussion: what signals do you listen to that tell you if a project is too big, too small or just right?

Six Tears

The most valuable things I learned from growing up dazzled by the glare of stagelights have to do with understanding human nature. Linda Putnam, my theatre mentor, used to call actors “athletes of the heart,” and from everything I’ve learned in the intervening years… decades? Eek!… most of what I’ve learned about the human heart [...]

In the Club?

Today I decided to see how it tasted after so long, so I went to King of Donair (the name says it all) and ordered one. And unwrapped the tin foil. And bit into spicy sliced meat of questionable origin doused in sweet creamy sauce rolled in a pita. And… in short, this is not food that should be consumed any time of day other than between 2am and dawn.

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    (noun) the transfer of pollen from one type of flower to the stigma of another; cross-fertilization. This blog examines topics related to creative thought and everyday life.
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