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Authors : Molly Childers : Multicultural Muses
Multicultural Muses SeriesBy Molly Anderson-Childers
This has given me a healthy dose of curiosity about the faces and places outside the United States — cultures that aren’t so homogenized, assimilated, pasteurized, and co-opted by huge corporations. I seek something different, something real and true, something raw and wild. Something brand new, or as ancient as old bones. Muses all over the world have inspired creative souls for generations, since the dawn of humankind. I hope to smuggle them across the borders to inspire artists and writers a little closer to home. Multicultural Muses to Inspire Your Creative Life and WorkFear: Muse and Motivator The Chaotic Muse Landscape as Muse Zarpandit, Shining Silver Coming Home Continue to Multicultural Muses page 2 » |
Like many Americans, my ancestors are a mixed bag: a rag-tag bunch of immigrants, gathered here from all over the globe. Irish, Welsh, and Scottish forebears I can claim, as well as Dutch, French, Cajun, and African ancestors. I lack any real racial identity — I am a potpourri, a crazy quilt, a melting pot in my own lovely body.