Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Under the Glass category.
Breakdowns Are Awesome
Filed in Under the Glass, September 3, 2009, 11:14 pmThe painful breaking apart of our world is often the precious opportunity our heart has needed to learn to be true to itself.
There is something magical about being a mess.
We love breakdowns here on Looking Glass Lane. But we don’t just love them for the sake of being ironic. They actually are pretty awesome. [...]
Sitting In It
Filed in Under the Glass, August 27, 2009, 11:05 pmBy Leigh
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As I peer into the looking glass this morning, the reflection I see scares me a little. It is the face of honest fear. Time to “Sit In It” as the five of us bloggers say. To face fear head on and expose its roots. Here the ladies and gents at [...]
The Caterpillar
Filed in Under the Glass, August 20, 2009, 10:18 pmToday’s Under the Glass segment is a guest post from one of our regular readers and collaborators, John Best, of Manchester, England. He is currently working on a novel, as he well should be, and blogs about the journey here, if you care to follow along.
“The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some [...]
Anatomy of a Superhero
Filed in Uncategorized, Under the Glass, August 13, 2009, 10:48 pmSurrounded by my extended family, especially a bevy of impressionable young nieces, we are lamenting in the lack of cool superheros. Between them, they can hardly name a one. My eight-year-old chimes in “Well…except you, Mom.” And then we all laugh. “Each of you is a superhero. You just need to learn what your [...]
The Attraction Serenade
Filed in Under the Glass, August 7, 2009, 1:22 amToday’s Under the Glass addition is a guest post by Chris Reed of Talent Revolution. We’re so grateful for the amazing and inspiring men who support our site, that we’ve decided to expand our honorary Alices category to include honorary Mad Hatters. Chris is our first. Though we could easily write an entire post showcasing [...]
Tell the Truth. Tell the Truth. Tell the Truth.
Filed in Under the Glass, July 30, 2009, 10:09 pm(FYI, the headline is the Prologue to Eat, Pray, Love)
My girlfriends got together recently… ostensibly to talk shop but the conversation was quickly monopolized by another topic. No, it wasn’t sex! It started when one of the girls started in on a story, “You know how you tell yourself something to disguise what you are [...]
The Myth of Fingerprints
Filed in Under the Glass, July 23, 2009, 10:17 pmby Jen
I’m interested in talking about what it means to you when someone uses the term “strong woman.” Whenever I hear it, I look closely at the discourse surrounding it, and often find it means the woman is meeting or exceeding the roles of her male counterparts. Which, to me, ironically just reinforces the divide. [...]
The Importance of Believing ‘Impossible Things’
Filed in Under the Glass, July 16, 2009, 8:35 pm“I can’t believe that!” said Alice.
“Can’t you?” the queen said in a pitying tone. “Try again, draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.”
Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the queen. “When I was your age, I always did it [...]
