Creative Writing

Nannie Fannie on the left. Mama Roz on the right. A little girl in the middle who had no idea what she would one day become. Through a treasured family photograph, Ambika Devi reflects on ancestry, liminality, mythology, and the women whose love, courage, and guidance helped shape her understanding of what it means to be human.

I had become completely frustrated with my old website. It was cranky, demanding constant attention, and a recent move to a new server caused repeated crashes. My tolerance level had finally reached its limit. I wasn’t searching for a new developer. I had already stayed uncomfortable far beyond the expiration date of a subscription agreement with someone who kept tossing work back at me and the artist who has worked beside me for a decade instead of resolving the problems. Ca

Fine Lines editors believe writing of life’s experiences brings order to chaos, beauty to existence, and celebration to the mysterious.

I never thought I would make it to age 64. Here I am now one step closer to 65. When I awoke on October 27, 2023 I was inspired to write this in gratitude for this lifetime.

Save the Date: October 19, 2023 and meet me for a series of 3 FREE events at the Palm Springs Public Library in the village of Palm Springs, Florida.

Ancient cultures have known the healing power of sound for centuries. Some of the great books speak of a sound that began what we perceive as this existence.

Though I don't eat onions, I peel them often with clients helping them to uncover their inner feelings so that they can move forward with grace and ease.

I have been on a quest to help people learn to relax with the teachings of Yoga and Meditation since 1977, when I negotiated entrance into my first Yoga Teacher’s training. Since then, I have completed five paths of certification and a masters degree in this field of study. When I requested this, the reply was, “You can’t yet.” “Why not?” I protested. “You are not yet 18.” My comeback was, “I will be when we graduate!” and this got me into the first course that set an importa

Once I discovered the art of wordsmithing embraced in the chamber of journal and pen, I could not turn back from the infinite arms of this most tantalizing lover.