MICHELLE CURRY WRIGHT

Tag: writing

  • Watering our roots

    Telluride Times, April 2, 2026 “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man A couple of weeks ago, my daughter sent me a copy of a character assessment from her employer, adding that it was a routine occurrence and that the tools varied each time. She felt hers was spot…

  • Carrots and bananas — and bacon

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, June 20, 2025 “If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.” — Jon Krakauer Pretty much every time I go to the grocery store, I am grateful for two organic items that remain inexpensive and are a staple in our household: carrots and…

  • Vision quest

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, June 6, 2025 “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller Traveling recently, I saw something in an airport bathroom that got my attention. It was one of those moments: you see something and you wonder why you’ve never tried it, you give…

  • Curation inflation

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, May 23, 2025 “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.” — Buddha In 1974, the book most often seen in the halls of my Catholic girls’ high school — invariably wrapped in brown paper — was The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. Reading as we walked from…

  • Skin check

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, April 25, 2025 “The finest clothing made is a person’s own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.” – Mark Twain If those ads about crepey skin have started meaning something to you (or if you simply live here at altitude, no matter what your age), it could…

  • Cognitive overload

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, April 11, 2025 “I use journaling as a tool for organization, stress reduction and clearing my head.” — Tim Ferriss I have been thinking hard about certain aspects of mental health. Mine, yours, all of ours. How do we floss our brains the same way we floss our teeth — to…