Articles by Rachel Kobin
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Embracing Your Worst to Find Your Best
As children, many of us loved hating Cruella de Vil, the villain in 101 Dalmatians (the book or movie). As…
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Writing—not just for writers!
You don’t have to wake up at ungodly hours, hunch over your keyboard, tap out hundreds of words, and then…
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Conceptual Journey
What is taken for granted? What goes quicker than we thought? What can be wasted the most?…
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Time
A warm sweater coat, wrapped around me like my grandmother’s arms, flapping in the wind as I…
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What is Fifteen Minutes?
Albert Einstein said, “Time only exists so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Until recently, I took this time-is-just-a-construct attitude…
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Autumn Days
Pipitone red & gold leaves, crisp air tell me autumn is here – they crunch under my feet…
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By Invitation Only
This story is a “round-robin story,” meaning it was created collaboratively by writers in the Tuesday Night Writing Workshop. Each…
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Restarting
In a yoga class I took twenty years ago, the teacher told us our bodies are different every day. So,…
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Coaxing My Worst Dance Partner Down the Stairs and Out the Door
Late at night, after another day of moving so little my whole body hurt and topping it…
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Reflections on 2020 – from Rachel Kobin
For what are you most grateful as you look back over the year and why? I’m grateful everyone in my…
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Learning to Say “No!”
There are times when we have to let people down. Maybe your name has been on the volunteer list for…
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Why Writing Together Can Seem Magical
The “perfect” writer sits down in front of their laptop at five in the morning, admires the…
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Protecting Your Creative Spirit
Just as setting up healthy interpersonal boundaries is an important part of taking care of yourself, so is having clarity…
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Writing to Keep Your Brain Healthy – Not Just for Writers!
There are many factors that play into keeping the brain healthy, including regular physical and mental exercise,…
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Playfulness in Creativity and Problem-Solving
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5 Tips to Make the Holidays Light
Kobin 1. Keep the conversation light. Right now websites like Reddit.com are compiling lists of good things. Give…
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Balancing Joy in Your Hands Creativity and Ambition
Whether you knit, repair cars, or make cookies for the holidays, creativity is a joyful form of self-expression. As a…
