I felt pretty clueless last summer when I first ventured out into deep cyberspace where I didn’t know a soul. But it turns out you can meet some really cool cyber-people.
Awhile back I “met” Katie Schwartz, who is a kick and a half all by herself. Now she’s joined with two other women who sound equally exciting—- in a new venture called 3 Dames with a Clue. When Katie asked to interview me, I figured– count me in for anything that implies I have a clue— about anything.
Seriously— I celebrate creative women who create ways to celebrate creative women. And their project sounds delicious.
Katie tells it way better than I could, so I stole borrowed some excerpts to give you a taste:
So. The dish. I started Twitterdating @DarryleP a few months ago and loved the name of her blog, “I never signed up for this”, and thought, ooh… campy-irreverent name. As I started reading, I loved how much of herself she poured into her posts and then I hit the archives…… Darryle is the epitome of reinvention by her design. Don’t take my word for it, read, bubbies, read….
Your name, pseudonym, where you’re from and what your read is about?
After so many years as a journalist, I’m more comfortable when I ASK the questions rather than ANSWER them. But since you asked….
What does being a woman mean to you?
This is an example of a question I’d rather ask than answer. What it means to me personally has changed over the years. Because of the time and places I lived in-being a woman meant being a pioneer–part of coeducation at Yale and part of the early television news business. That’s all different now-when being a woman means having the widest array of choices–in fashion and in life.
Have you, are you, or will you reinvent yourself and, of course, what does reinventing yourself mean to you?
I think reinvention is like adaptation. It’s built into our DNA. Without reinventing ourselves, our species would die off. I think it’s the same for us as individuals. Every change is a chance for reinvention-in big and small ways, professional and personal; visible and invisible.
My biggest reinvention was probably when I became a mother-since it turned upside down everything I thought I was about…..
Read the rest of the interview…..and meet some very creative women….at 3 Dames with a Clue…
Hi Darryle, I love your voice and the way you are putting yourself out there. I’ve just started blogging, and this is inspiring me, thank you.
Thanks so much Amanda. It was kind of hard to put myself out there at first and I truly appreciate your comment.