by Pearl Klein | Jul 3, 2017 | Bravery, Family, Health, Mental Health, Vulnerability, Writing
It’s more important to open your mouth than to worry about what you’re going to say. It’s more important to get the first word on the page than to get it perfect. For several months now, the better (or worst) part of the past year, I’ve been as...
by Pearl Klein | Feb 2, 2017 | Bravery, Copywriting, Health, Solopreneurship, Uncategorized, Vulnerability
By Reinhard Kraasch – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5803799 If Punxatawney Phil popped his head up in Seattle today, his shadow would be clear on the ground. Despite the well-earned reputation for rainy weather, February...
by Pearl Klein | Oct 21, 2016 | Bravery, Copywriting, Solopreneurship, Vulnerability
Does it ever feel to you like your writing is flatlining? Are you bored by the sound of your own voice coming off the page? Tired of trying to find new ways to discuss your obsessions? Me too — and I’m a professional writer. When I feel like no one is paying...
by Pearl Klein | Oct 6, 2016 | Bravery, Copywriting, Family, Vulnerability
On my 50th birthday, I took my clothes off in public. More than once. In more than one location. For over a year I’d been planning to celebrate my birthday with a burlesque performance. I started talking about it before turning 49, and I started talking about it...
by Pearl Klein | Sep 29, 2016 | Art, Family, Vulnerability
When I turned 14, I had a party in my backyard. I got a volleyball as a present, so my brother acted as the volleyball net. When I turned 16, I kept thinking I was going to get a surprise party, since no one in my family mentioned my birthday. No, it was simply...
by Pearl Klein | Sep 21, 2016 | Uncategorized, Vulnerability
Sometimes I see a photograph of myself and I’m surprised at how I look. “I didn’t know that about myself,” I say. Quietly. Sadly. Sometimes angrily. Once I saw a photo taken from behind in which I had an almost square back and upper arms like...
