Plum Doodles 481 and 481

journal fragment from September 22nd, 2025
First Day of Fall

Holly, what do you wanna do? What are you doing?

[I was feeling lost. My best friend gave me a pep talk. I took notes.]

• Forbidden Words Project is taking a stand
   – Defining them
   – turning them into art
   – It’s a response to something unjust and evil
      – that is leadership
• Sometimes the leader goes against the group.
• Workshops are leadership.
• Everything you put out is leadership.
   – Art and Writing – solitary action / planning / creating / then interaction and engagement
• A lot of people trust you – because you honor their trust.
• Leader in your family
   – you took the lead with your mom’s recovery
   – people fighting with you / grief
   – you took the lead with love
   – willingness to work things out

I taped these leaves to my journal because every year I’m surprised at how quickly fall happens.

September 23rd, 2025
Hudson Valley, NY

10,000 Plum Doodles Project 

I often use scribbles as the genesis for paintings. These squiggles carry energy for me, and on their own, they tell a story. I call them plums because they are little treats for my imagination. I will continue adding to this project until I have reached 10,000 drawings.

John S. Hall’s 10,000 Poems Project inspired me – but rather than writing – I decided to collect my drawings. Sometimes I write when I doodle, and sometimes I share the writing as well.