tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542867460668422712009-10-17T16:51:13.569-07:00A show about the distances we travel in life: literal or metaphorical, enthusiastically or against our will. Stories of obstacles and diversions--the places we long to get to and where we actually end up.Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554286746066842271.post-87958165119426609302008-06-25T20:54:00.000-07:002008-12-11T05:57:19.765-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/SGMUxi4s0HI/AAAAAAAAACM/1gEIUw7Putc/s1600-h/IMG_0048.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/SGMUxi4s0HI/AAAAAAAAACM/1gEIUw7Putc/s200/IMG_0048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216035634835935346" /></a><br />Stories of foreign lands including my return to Florence after 40 years.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/554286746066842271-8795816511942660930?l=unintendeddetours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554286746066842271.post-30221839431444404462008-01-11T14:44:00.000-08:002008-01-14T18:19:45.941-08:00Four interwoven stories of lives derailed by serious illness or accident.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/554286746066842271-3022183943144440446?l=unintendeddetours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554286746066842271.post-64500169337297171572007-11-23T14:28:00.000-08:002008-12-11T05:57:20.058-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/R0dWFS4xf1I/AAAAAAAAAA0/ckUkgjzbQ40/s1600-h/mug.small.sdocs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/R0dWFS4xf1I/AAAAAAAAAA0/ckUkgjzbQ40/s200/mug.small.sdocs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136168549008637778" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/R0dWFi4xf2I/AAAAAAAAAA8/hEv6mcrHJyg/s1600-h/mousetraps.crop.sdocs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/R0dWFi4xf2I/AAAAAAAAAA8/hEv6mcrHJyg/s200/mousetraps.crop.sdocs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136168553303605090" /></a><br />A bit of a "departure", this episode consists of two short pieces--one fictional, and one not--that were originally created for the Third Coast International Audio Festival's 2007 Short Doc Competition: Dollar Storeys, where you were asked to create 3-minute long pieces inspired by specific objects from the Dollar Store. You can find out more about Third Coast and the Dollar Storeys project at: www.thirdcoastfestival.org<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/554286746066842271-6450016933729717157?l=unintendeddetours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554286746066842271.post-44103535087173721832007-09-25T13:14:00.000-07:002008-12-11T05:57:20.195-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/RvqLJoqLELI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Jc9KT5UfIKY/s1600-h/Sign2A.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/RvqLJoqLELI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Jc9KT5UfIKY/s200/Sign2A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114553324482007218" /></a><br />Stumbling and stranded, in one way or another, on the road.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/554286746066842271-4410353508717372183?l=unintendeddetours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554286746066842271.post-40799483693211085612007-08-30T12:43:00.000-07:002008-12-11T05:57:20.362-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/RtcifCGdWnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/nlr7dijiPJc/s1600-h/detours_mary_benches.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/RtcifCGdWnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/nlr7dijiPJc/s200/detours_mary_benches.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104586619182996082" /></a><br />What Remains-a painter's legacy. <br />A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema.<br /><br /><br /><br />Unfinished Picnic Tables by Mary Yntema © Elizabeth Craig 2007<br />You can see more of Mary Yntema's work at www.suemell.com<br /><br />So much of creating art is a struggle to be seen or heard--to give birth to something that has a life of it’s own--something that will live on long after we’re gone. But what happens when an artist’s life is cut short? Especially if their work wasn’t recognized before their death?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/554286746066842271-4079948369321108561?l=unintendeddetours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554286746066842271.post-32454450212597421632007-04-14T13:59:00.000-07:002008-12-11T05:57:20.713-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/RiL5HBuurGI/AAAAAAAAAAc/x6pU7Md3fiQ/s1600-h/Lover%27s+Lane(2).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mk6JW2KmZIs/RiL5HBuurGI/AAAAAAAAAAc/x6pU7Md3fiQ/s200/Lover%27s+Lane(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053875630981950562" /></a><br />Creativity in the face of time.<br /><br /><br /><br />Photo by Alison Heath © 2007<br /> www.alisonheath.com<br /><br /><br />Click on image to enlarge<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/554286746066842271-3245445021259742163?l=unintendeddetours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554286746066842271.post-28721038965623176642007-01-13T14:15:00.000-08:002007-04-25T11:41:33.986-07:00Musings around the theme of shelf life.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/554286746066842271-2872103896562317664?l=unintendeddetours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sue Mellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383366106998495158noreply@blogger.com3