by Orna Ross | Oct 20, 2014 | The Rest |
“We are on red alert when it comes to how we are perceiving ourselves as a species. “There’s no desire to be an adult. Adulthood is not a goal. It’s not seen as a gift. Something happened culturally: No one is supposed to age past 45 — sartorially, cosmetically,...
by Orna Ross | Oct 17, 2014 | The Rest |
Until recently, it was commonly held that humankind acquired artistic skills and intellectual capabilities only when our ancestors departed Africa and arrived in Europe some 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. In recent years scientists have begun to question this. Ten years...
by Orna Ross | Oct 12, 2014 | The Rest |
CARL SAGAN: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark When we finally come to terms with science and fully recognize its beauty and its power, we will find, in spiritual as well as in practical matters, that we have made a bargain strongly in our favor....
by Orna Ross | Oct 10, 2014 | Fiction |
I've been working for some years on a trilogy about the Irish poet WB Yeats — and I'll be picking it back up shortly to finish off, (just as soon as I publish How To Create Anything and Go Creative!) I'm planning a very special edition (500 copies) of the first...
by Orna Ross | Sep 19, 2014 | The Rest |
It’s here. Creating Money, Creating Meaning: Getting Into Financial Flow, the book that applies the creative process to (whisper it, creative types!) making money. It launches Tuesday next, 23rd of September. But you can order your advance copy now — without...
by Orna Ross | Sep 16, 2014 | Poetry |
Life said to the wanderer: wait without waiting. Kneel yourself down there, on stone- hearted stone. Set down your hope too. It could be mistaken. And fold up that map. It may also be wrong. Though it be dark here beyond all believing, with no place for faith, no,...
by Orna Ross | Jul 23, 2014 | The Rest |
I'm getting more and more into Goodreads and I'd love to connect with those of you who have accounts over there. I've just signed up to their Ask An Author feature to answer questions about going creative — in celebration of the books coming in September. If...