I really enjoy using different modes of writing to play with words. Yesterday I wrote poetry in the notes app and played with how video could be incorporated. I see some possibility for interesting results using these methods of writing. Anyway, here’s the poem screenshot. I hope you enjoy it.:
Here’s a photograph of a painting project that I did earlier this year. I struggle painting anything realistic. I’m an abstract guy, mostly because of my technical skill level. Also, I have unearned perfectionist tendencies that assure I’ll never leap the uncanny valley into professional portraiture. Working large like this is allows me to play […]
Some work shadows the wise mirrors know the myth often truth Selfies work unwise mirrors. The truth. The myth. Phantom me.
I’ve installed analytics on this little site, and I’ve noticed that I only have two visitors. I’m happy with that. It’s like my writing is still private and free. I’m putting my thoughts out into the universe, and they are being ignored. I know I’m both of the visitors, as I check the site with […]
It’s the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2023. This is the first holiday season without my grandfather, which means this is the first year in more than two decades I won’t be awaiting my grandfather’s annual announcement: “Well, I suppose this’ll be my last Christmas.” My grandfather lived with Parkinsons for a long time. It’s a cruel […]
If you’re a new reader, the date-titled entries are my morning pages a la J. Cameron. These are stream-of-consciousness writing practice. Sometimes there are gems revealed. Sometimes I complain about things. I won’t promise it’s interesting, but it has revolutionized my personal creative process and productivity. For me, it works because I get to organize […]
The Country Club Plaza gets lit tonight. I could paint it, but it seems like there are already thousands of paintings of it. That’s because there are. I did paint a Christmas painting this year – just a simple ornament. I have posted it on Facebook, so some people have seen it. I decided to […]
Morning pages. Home edition. TV’s on, so I have distraction that I don’t normally have during my writing practice. Thoughts this morning are focused on my to-do list. I have to bake a pie for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. I need to go to the grocery store to get fresh cranberries for its topping. I need […]