Tag Archives : Molly Fisk

Money & Careers

Molly Fisk: On Not Becoming A Ballerina

By Molly Fisk
I did not turn out to be a ballerina. I'm also not a mother, and lately, now my friends' kids are having babies, I'm aware I'm not a grandmother, either. This doesn't really bother me . . . much. But it opens the door to the question, “Well what the heck am I, then?”
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Family & Friends

Molly Fisk: Soon to Be A Major . . .

By Molly Fisk
A couple of years ago, my favorite ex-boyfriend was the subject of a documentary. The film told the story of his early hot-shot play-writing career, the theater company he ran — to great acclaim — and his fall from a bridge and massive brain injury.
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Arts & Culture · Lifestyle

Molly Fisk: Creativity

By Molly Fisk
One of the things that happens when you’re a poet is that people come up to you at silent auctions and board meetings, or in line at the movies — anywhere you might be standing around — and ask you strange questions about your work. The questions themselves are sort of incoherent, and not that important, it’s what’s behind them that’s interesting.
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Lifestyle

Molly Fisk: Glass Houses

By Molly Fisk
Humans are made up mostly of water, stardust, and self-involvement. Our main lifetime recreation is making mistakes. Even if you've never once done anything wrong — and pardon me while I raise an eyebrow — it really is tempting Fate to cast the first stone.
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Lifestyle

Molly Fisk: Proximity and Distance

By Molly Fisk
This week I've been thinking about proximity and distance. When you're a poet you get to do this sort of thing and actually admit it to people — thinking is part of your job description, and the odder the subject matter, the better.
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Lifestyle

Molly Fisk: It’s Curtains

By Molly Fisk
It’s probably time to confess I have a few long-standing addictions, and one of them is to ironing. I need to iron something at least once a decade or I don’t seem to be able to function.
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Emotional Health

Molly Fisk: Benign Outcomes

By Molly Fisk
If you practice assuming goodness, then no matter what the conversation ends up being about, you’re going to be strong enough to hear it. Your body isn’t going to be pre-primed for rage or tears. Your friends and family will feel better in your company.
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