S.D. Fulton
Hi. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m a messy poet, a non-fiction writer, and a serial relocator (7 states, 2 countries, 34 different homes). I’m also an award-winning teacher, founder of Phoenix Oasis Press (POP), host of POP’s EQ4Writers series, and for 4 ½ years led the Metro Phoenix chapter of Shut Up & Write. Want to know more? Read on:
ANIMAL LOVER
(dogs, horses, birds, cats, and - once - a tarantula named Sophie)
COLLAGE ARTIST
Layered paper; mixed media
EQ ADVOCATE
(sixseconds, The Emotional Intelligence Network. Karla McLaren, Dynamic Emotional Integration. One Stop for Writers, Thesaurus Database and storehouse of creative information.)
A FEW FAVORITE READS
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickins
Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver
Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
Macbeth, William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare
Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
Stories of Your Life and Others, Ted Chiang
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg
Zen in the Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury
FAVORITE SOUL-SOOTHING POEM
The Peace of Wild Things — Wendell Berry
FAVORITE LITTLE PLEASURES
Desert-scented candles, coffee with French Vanilla creamer, dark chocolate, gingerbread cookies.
FAVORITE WORDS OF WISDOM (WOW’s)
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I can’t control the wind, but I can adjust my sails.— source unknown
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I am out with lanterns, looking for myself. — Emily Dickinson (letter to Elizabeth)
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We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars. — Jack Gilbert, “Tear it Down”
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Let go of what you are not. — Charles Freligh
A FEW MOVIE FAVORITES
STUFF I ADORED AS A KID
Books, making things out of paper, sharp scissors, 64-pack of crayons, paint, clay, storytelling, paper dolls, doll houses, falling stars, English snowbells, and being the boss of everything.
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