Tidying up my home office is a constant work in progress. Partly due to all the books I own, but also all the writing I’ve done over the years. Even after the advent of home computers, I still tend to scribble and take notes manually – pen and paper. It…
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Nature
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Poetry Moment – Frosty Morning
We had a “weather event” come through this past weekend. A “weather event” seems to be the new nomenclature here for storms. There was a fairly good chance we were going to get some snow, but it ended up being some light sleet and rain. So now it’s just cold…
Art
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Kurt Vonnegut on Making Art
Starting off this new year, I thought it might be helpful to remind myself why I create. I’ve often said that it’s an urge I have, something inside of me wants to make things and express myself, my ideas, my feelings. I think many others feel the same way. In…
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Being Creative
“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.” – Osho…
Mental Health
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A Golden Fox Award!
One of the great blogs I follow, Fox Reviews Rock, recently acknowledged me with a Golden Fox Award for being one of the top commentators on their site. I think it’s a nice way for the site to give a shout out to its followers and encourage readers to speak…
Art
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Gatekeeping Creativity
One of the things that annoys me about social media (and it’s a LONG list) is when people become gatekeepers of creativity and creative processes. I was recently reminded of this after reading a post at Audrey Driscoll’s Blog. She had come across a post on another blog where the…
Abstract Art
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There’s No Art Without Sacrifice
I was writing in my journal the other morning and lamenting on the fact that I often have stories laid out in my head, but have to go through the process of typing them out, which can seem to take forever. It made me realize that I have to sacrifice…
Books
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How Many Words?
I was writing in my journal the other morning when a random thought popped into my head: How many words have I written over the years? I’ve been writing poetry and fiction since I was very young. I have a memory of writing a love poem (I think I was…
Creativity
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Contagious Creativity
Can creativity be contagious? I think so. Apparently, Albert Einstein once said, “Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” Although there aren’t any credible sources to confirm he actually said it, the idea isn’t wrong. Creativity is something that can be passed along from person to person, an infection of words…
Mental Health
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Starting a New Journal
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of keeping a daily journal. Not only to keep track of ideas for stories and poems, but also as a sort of mental health treatment. Being able to write down my thoughts, fears, anxieties, and dreams helps me to keep the attic clear…