Author: Janet

Writer, poet, artist, pagan... among many other things.

Some Old Favourites

It seems I needed a place to store some of my old writing, so I decided here was as good a place as any. I'm continuing to move articles over, so check back, but you'll find a bunch of fun stuff under the headings above...the Writing Life is just that. Life As Fodder touches on … Continue reading Some Old Favourites

Simple Steps To Improving Your Life

Manifesting and the Law of Attraction Visit any bookstore, online or at the mall, and you'll find walls of self-help books jammed with countless methods to improve your life...enough reading material to keep you busy for years. However, when it comes to improving your life, the simpler you keep things, the faster you will manifest … Continue reading Simple Steps To Improving Your Life

Grohl And Girl In An Incredible Drum-Off Battle

When a 10-year-old rocker challenged the Foo Fighters frontman to a drum-off, he could’ve easily said “nevermind”, but instead he gave the young fan a performance over 20 years in the making. On August 17th, in a viral clip viewed over 500,000 times on YouTube and 2 million times on Twitter, 10-year-old Nandi Bushell — … Continue reading Grohl And Girl In An Incredible Drum-Off Battle

Evanston Garage Door Gallery

ORIGINAL MURALS BY ARTIST TERESA PAROD have transformed a residential alley in Evanston, Illinois into a vibrant drive-through gallery. The artist and educator has traveled widely and reimagines elements from a range of traditions in her paintings, collages, and textiles. Parod uses garage doors as large-scale canvases, taking advantage of both the corrugated and flat textures. Her projects began … Continue reading Evanston Garage Door Gallery

Guy Turns His Driveway into The Neighborhood Racetrack

Far too often neighbors have short fuses and default to being jerks when the sanctity of their has been invaded, but not this guy. When he noticed one young boy constantly riding through his driveway, he took it upon himself to encourage the little boy, not discourage. We need more people like this in the world. Check … Continue reading Guy Turns His Driveway into The Neighborhood Racetrack

39 Missing Children Rescued

This week, US Marshals revealed that over three dozen missing children were recovered in the state of Georgia during a two-week sting dubbed “Operation Not Forgotten.” According to reports, Thursday, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr praised the rescue effort which was conducted in Atlanta and Macon, saying: “I cannot say enough about Operation Not Forgotten and the men … Continue reading 39 Missing Children Rescued