I just discovered through CNN.Com that one another fine artist died. Madeleine L'Engle 'Wrinkle in Time' author ... died at 88 in a nursing home in
When a "A Wrinkle in Time," won the Newbery Medal … I remember listening to a talk L’Engle gave about communities that criticized her work. Secular communities found it too spiritual … and Christian communities dubbed it too secular. Then it won a major award and both sides claimed her as a hero. 
Several awards marked her writing career of more than 60 books, including fantasies, poetry and memoirs, often highlighting spiritual themes and questions of faith.
In fact L’Engle questioned pretty much everything … except her loyalty to readers. "When you underestimate your audience, you're cutting yourself off from your best work…" she once wrote.
As with most artists who make it, she struggled for years to earn a meager living from her work. In fact, "A Wrinkle in Time" was rejected many times before being published in 1962 and winning several top awards. In 2004, she received a National Humanities Medal from the White House.
It’s sad news to lose a great thinker and amazing writer … Madeleine L’Engle … in the same week the world lost another top artist, Luciano Pavorati. I met L’Engle and listened to Pavorati – and will feel the loss of both. My question is this – Are we cultivating more of their kind of creative wonder in today’s workplace? What do you think?
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