You’re a Photographer

You’re a Photographer

  The photographer whispers a story through a pinhole. He holds a mirror in front of you, and never shudders. He captures more in a thousandth of a second than most will be exposed to their entire lives. If you are a photographer, I hope you are listening. This...
You’re a Writer.

You’re a Writer.

You’re a writer. It’s not a life you chose. It chose you. When the keyboard calls, you have to answer. It’s okay that you don’t always know what to say. You’re a writer. I mean, it’s not your fault that every one of your villains drives whatever vehicle cut you off in...
An Open Letter to Anyone Making Art

An Open Letter to Anyone Making Art

Collaboratively Elaborate collections of a body of we The originality Connected succession of thoughts provisionally We do it differently Truth telling keyboard, paintbrush, pencil working feverishly Comment on society Is too quiet a phrase, we highlight the grays,...
Whole 30, Consistency, and Craft

Whole 30, Consistency, and Craft

I’ve got allergies. My go to, Loratadine For sleep, Diphenhydramine I’ve never tried Cetrizine I mean, allergies are really tough to get rid of… So now I’m taking my sinuses into my own Kleenex No Bromephiramine, no Clemastine just zeroing my...
Looking Up Without Looking Down

Looking Up Without Looking Down

I swear. Comparison can make you better, or incite you to burn your keyboard. Writers have to deal with things like ‘commas’ and ‘semicolons’, the rules of which are akin to international hostage negotiation. So whenever I read Rowling, watch...