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Beachgoers by Jann Alexander ©2014 When I look back upon a year , I look at it in terms of numbers. Numbers of photographs, that is. And...

All On Board by Jann Alexander ©2014 A minimalist on board a Florida yacht finds a cool drink and some shade and not much else beneath...

Do you believe in signs? Sometimes they really speak to me. Other times, they’re . . . well, they may have a modicum of truth, but they...

Drink Miller by Jann Alexander ©2014 Pop Beer Quiz! Pop a beer to answer a few questions about it on this holiest of beer-drinking days....

Having trouble getting into the studio to create? Here are a few tried-and-true tricks I’ve developed. Trot these out when you need that...

Tell a lifelong news junkie  she can’t read the morning news? Anathema. Since high school, as newspaper editor, my wakeup routine was...

Shooting The Perfect Mexican Martini by Jann Alexander ©2014 How to Shake the Perfect Mexican Martini: 1 part 100% agave blanco tequila...

Finding Zen by Jann Alexander ©2014 The benefits of being mindful are many and well-noted. But perhaps not so acknowledged is the way...

Skyrocket Your Creativity   Jann Alexander © 2014 “ It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease...

Maine Pattern by Jann Alexander ©2013 What does a photograph mean to me? To you? Photographs, like all art, elicit our emotions and our...

“My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.” ―  Anaïs Nin Anais Nin by Elsa Dorfman , c. 1970s Though she...

Open by Jann Alexander © 2012 “Art is everywhere: in nature, in architecture, in literature, and more. It’s anywhere we see beauty and...

Water Colors by Jann Alexander © 2010 “Life forms illogical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they...

Artists with cameras are trying to create something that’s fresh, new, distinct. It’s what creative people do—no matter the medium.

Take a Moment by Jann Alexander © 2014 Finding focus is a challenge. The distractions are limitless, more so because we see lists like...

Pearls Before Lobster by Jann Alexander © 2014 By Jann Alexander How one thing leads to another. Live and Cooked ©2014 I followed the...

Farewell from Lucy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 Letters have been my passion for nearly my entire life, thanks to a few requirements. I...

“Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As...

When it’s ready to throw up its March bloom, the Spanish Dagger’s magnificent flower always comes out on top. The thick-leaf yucca...

Learn to handle your ideas “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple, learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” —JOHN...