I was recently going through the piles of stuff on my bookshelves – spiral notebooks, magazines, actual books – and found a copy of Space & Time magazine from 2015. This was the issue that included my short story, “Sunwalker”. As with all publications, I was proud to see my name in the table of…
Month: April 2020
Journal Overload
Working from home the past few weeks has given me a little more free time in the mornings. I still get up at the same time (5 am), but I don’t have to worry about a commute or getting dressed for the office, so I have some extra time to do a little writing. Gotta…
Be Kind
A little deviation from my usual posts about creativity. Hope you don’t mind. Kindness has been on my mind lately, for somewhat obvious reasons. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m limiting my exposure to the daily news. Too much bad news, frustrating news, anger-inducing news. In my opinion, most of it stems from a…
Book Review – Lost Inside My Mind
I’ve always loved poetry, but I recently realized that I hadn’t read any in quite some time. While I have more than a few poetry books on my shelves, I thought I would venture out and discover something new. I found Dawn Olmo in the #WritingCommunity on Twitter. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s…
The Prometheus Project Podcast, Ep 28, is available!
The latest episode of my creativity podcast is now live. The topic this week is “Not Perfect, But Good Enough”. The podcast is available at iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, and PodBean. Or if you prefer, I also have a YouTube channel. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a review on whatever platform you’re listening on. And,…
Creativity as a Distraction
I don’t think anyone would argue that life can be difficult sometimes. We’ve all had those moments, those days, even those years where everything goes sideways and we’re left wondering where we went wrong. No one is immune from it, but we persevere. One thing that has helped me cope with downturns is creativity, losing…
First Time or Last Time
There’s a quote attributed to baseball great Joe DiMaggio that I discovered recently that resounded in me. He was once asked why he always played so hard in every game. DiMaggio replied, “There may be some kid in the stands who’s seeing me or the first time, or maybe the last, and I don’t want…
Book Review – Far and Away: A Prize Every Time
I’ve written about the late Neil Peart (pronounced “Pea-art”) on this blog once or twice. He was most famous for being the amazing drummer and lyricist for the progressive-rock band Rush. He kept rhythm for them for over forty years, finally succumbing to a brain tumor earlier this year. But the other thing Peart was…
Fake Accounts
Ugh, so I started my week by discovering someone had create a fake account in my name on Twitter (and possibly other social media sites) and was sending inappropriate messages to some of my female friends. I feel incredibly lucky, however, because the people who were contacted knew it wasn’t me. It’s nice to know…
Not Perfect, but Good Enough
I came across this line in Far and Away, by Neil Peart (review coming soon). It comes from Peart’s childhood in Canada. When he’d finish one of his chores, like washing the family car, and ask his dad if it was good enough, his dad would reply, “If it’s perfect, then it’s good enough.” Peart…