The other day I completed a whole year of writing every day. Inspired by The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, the 750Words site provides motivation and accountability for writing. I suck at accountability for the goals I set for myself. Too many external pressures cause me to drop the things I want to accomplish for me. … Continue reading
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Biological Stories
You are a story. Not you have a story, or tell stories, or even live a story. You are a story. The very body that you live in imanifests a story spelled out by the language of life: our DNA (and in some cases RNA). This story is then told by our cells, both microbial … Continue reading
Every Sunset
Last year, after my first trip to Portugal/Spain/south France, I decided to write about the sunset every day for a year. There were a few reasons for this. Mostly, I was inspired by Arles and Van Gogh’s work he did there, sketching the same things over and over on a daily basis so as to … Continue reading
A Sudden Realization
I am tired. June proved to be a month too full of travel (I never thought I’d say that) with four trips and two of those unplanned. But now I am in Portugal on a planned trip that has me for two and a half weeks just hanging out at my friends’ house. I’ve removed … Continue reading
Valuing the Donut
I was speaking the other day with a friend who is a visual artist about her thoughts on patronage and art and a bunch of other stuff posed by Amanda Palmer in The Art of Asking. Both my friend and I had a similar experience when we discussed the books with our partners: their response … Continue reading
Will Write For Love 2017
Three years ago, I organized a live writing event at San Diego State University for Valentine’s Day: Will Write for Love. There’s something fun and visceral about finding the rhythm of keystroke on a typewriter while your mind is wildly racing to come up with new lines–lines that often gallop by unwritten because your fingers … Continue reading
Interview with Chris Grano of Zahatar
Zahatar is an acoustic string band in the Fort Collins, Colorado area that seeks to bring “modern spice to timeless tunes.” Drawing on themes from diverse traditions such as Celtic, Chinese and Spanish folk tunes, classical compositions, and bluegrass, members arrange all of their own music and compose much of it. Currently, the band consists … Continue reading
