Life Archives - Katherine Owen

Are you in the arena kicking ass or in the cheap seats?

This woman just spoke to me with what she is saying here. This is for all my writerly friends, but…
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Two musical interpretations of the song “Empire” by Shakira and Marie Digby

This is both inspirational and fascinating to me. Two completely different interpretations of the song Empire which Shakira wrote and…
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My thoughts on “Thoughtless”

Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens The title is apropos ~ Thoughtless. It almost serves as a warning sign. I seriously thought…
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You’d think I’d learn to write screenplays

I’m dangerous now! I just figured out how to embed videos ~ watch out!!!! Movies inspire me in my writing….
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Keeping it simple

Simple is. Simple does. If you’ve stopped by my website before, you must be stunned at its newest simplicity. I…
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Not good enough

“Not good enough.” How often do those three simple words stop you from doing what you want or need to…
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Katherine’s quotes

"You know what they say about air and water when it comes to fire, don’t you?” she asks.
Now, I’m curious. She hasn’t spoken for the last ten minutes of the drive. “What?”
“Too much air blows out the fire. Too much water destroys it.”
I nod trying to determine what she’s really comparing us to. “The idea would be to keep the flame going, right. For years?” She nods. “Like a relationship. Like a marriage.” She cringes at the word marriage. Noted. “So you need the air—to stay constant—to fan the flames of the fire, and you know, grasshopper,” I smile at her and catch sight of the corners of her mouth turning slightly upward in response to the endearment, “a hot enough fire will burn water, so you have to be careful with the water too.”
“That I do know,” she says softly. “So that’s the truth about air and water.” She sighs deep.
“Which is?”
“It’s hard to maintain the balance to keep the fire going. You have to fan the flames without putting it out with too much water. But too little water will burn the fire right up. Too much fire. Too much destruction. We’re out of control.”
“You’re talking in circles,” I say.
“No. That’s us,” she says with certainty."— Katherine Owen

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