Power, Ambition, and CreativeLife in We’re Screwed

Silhouette of a person in a suit raising both fists on a rocky peak above a city under storm clouds and lightning

Behind the mystery in Robin Desman Spindt’s debut novel is a world shaped by creativity, business, influence, and the complicated relationships that develop when professional ambition collides with personal power.

Traveling with Needlework

Hand holding an embroidery hoop with a cross stitch of a tropical beach, palm trees and a sunrise, with the sea behind

When I travel anywhere, trains, planes, automobile, or even a cruise, I need to take some sort of needlework with me. Over the years I have travelled for both business and leisure, and have always carried knitting with me.

This Time of Year

Illustration of a wooden dreidel showing the Hebrew letters shin and hey

“If there’s a feelin’ comin’ over me
Seems like it’s always understood this time of year
Well I know there’s a reason to change (this time of year)

Yeah I know there’s a time for us (this time of year)

Why the Artist Quivered?

Unfinished cream jeans front with fly and pockets on a purple cutting mat beside fabric scissors and a quilting ruler

Long ago in a land far away, a girl had no chance in the Philadelphia Public School System because she had an undetected learning disability called dyslexia.