Often, it’s the simple acts in life that are the most important rituals to us.
Writing on creativity and life
Welcome. I’m Kristine Bruneau, a writer drawn to the ways creativity shows up in everyday life.

Welcome. I’m Kristine Bruneau, a writer drawn to the ways creativity shows up in everyday life.

Often, it’s the simple acts in life that are the most important rituals to us.

Copywriter Karen LaFauci has the right stuff to keep her business – The Write Stuff – going for more than 25 years.
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The spring I had longed for brought with it a veil of melancholy and new loss.

Just as Granada stole the heart of author Washington Irving, Granada has stolen my heart. I have seen, felt, smelled, tasted, and touched this beautiful culture, rich with history. Adios Granada!


The rain in Spain, I learned does not fall mainly on the plain, but in the northern mountains. And while I felt a little like Eliza in the musical “My Fair Lady” trying desperately to lose my American accent by practicing Spanish speech exercises, I learned that it doesn’t really matter. Upon arriving in Spain a …

The February issue of Rochester Magazine started out as a quest-of-sorts to try something new in Rochester. During the past year, I noticed a trend around learning something – anything – new, and different in a fun, hands-on way.

Taking the time to write a letter to a fan can inspire and encourage a young person to work hard – harder even – to achieve their dream.
