by allison stieger | Mar 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last week I had the privilege of presenting a paper at the annual Popular Culture Association national conference, held here in Seattle. My paper, which had the same title as this blog post, was on a phenomenon I’ve been noticing around celebrities for the past...
by allison stieger | May 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
I don’t often comment on current events in this space, but something about this particular story has me wanting to chime in. I think there is room for a mythological perspective on aspects of this story. Like most of the world, I was heartbroken to hear about...
by allison stieger | May 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
My own recent creative dry spell has had me thinking about the nature of the dry spell, and how to escape it’s clutches. In my meditations on the issue, I began thinking about Aphrodite, and what her story might have to teach us about the impact of dryness on...
by allison stieger | Dec 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Over the weekend I had the privilege of attending a one day writer’s retreat at Hedgebrook, a women’s writing retreat center on Whidbey Island, north of my home in Seattle. I’ve been writing a lot lately, finishing NaNoWriMo for the first time at the...
by allison stieger | Nov 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today I’d like to look at the myths and symbols surrounding the image of the labyrinth. I’ve been reading a lovely book about the tradition in Christian circles to walk the labyrinth as a meditative act, and it’s gotten me thinking about the more...
