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Urban Sketching: Drawing Crowds Without Fear

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 Allen

I attended a workshop with artist and educator Rita Sabler where the subject was drawing crowds in an urban sketching environment. The location was a

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Journaling Learning Thinking

Do You Need A Spark File?

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Allen

What Is it? A place to store notes, quotes, ideas, half baked ideas, or basically anything that we want to remember. Who Is It For?

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Journaling Writings

Unlock Creative Writing by Unjournaling

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 Allen

I found this book in the kids department of a local bookstore and having quite a bit of fun working through the exercises. There are

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Journaling Thinking

THINGS TO PUT INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK

March 10, 2026March 22, 2026 Allen

You’ve just purchased a notebook and have no idea how to use it. If that’s you, here’s some ideas to get you started. If you

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Journaling Visuals

A Day In The Life of…..

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Allen

I took and otherwise collected 69 photos to document my life for March 8, 2026.

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Journaling Writings

Chocolate is for Valentines Day: A Poem

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 Allen

Chocolate kisses, for my missus Chocolate hearts, just a start Chocolate by Dove, for my love Nothing says I love you, like a heart shaped

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Journaling Writings

Thinking of Hearts On Valentines Day: An Exercise in Brainstorming and Free Association

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 Allen

I grabbed a piece of paper and tried to think of things that refer to hearts. Try it! Make your own list. This post shares

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Journaling Learning

Organize Quotes In Your Commonplace Book

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 Allen

I’ve previously written about the general practice of keeping a common place book. In this piece I’ll do a deeper dive on my approach to

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Journaling Thinking

MENTAL GYMNASTICS:  BECOME A MORE CREATIVE YOU

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 Allen

PART 1:  UNLOCK YOUR BRAIN! The Oxford Dictionary defines Creativity as follows:   “the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production

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Journaling Visuals

September – December 2025 Diary Flip Through

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 Allen

You can read more about my diary process here. I previously shared some entries from our trip to the rodeo, which is in the early

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