In her book, Doubt: A History, Jennifer Michael Hecht writes that “life is good, but in order to live well one must study one’s own psychology with patience and intensity.” I consider myself a patient man and I’ve never shied away from critically examining myself and my own inner workings …
For me, life seems to exist in an elongated middle, a never-ending in-between, resting precariously between the bitter and the sweet. For almost as long as I can remember I’ve waltzed through my days with depression as my dance partner. Even in the best of times she remains, silently swaying …
Earlier last week I started rereading Austin Kleon’s book Keep Going. I first read it towards the end of last year when I was in a deep creative slump. Creatively speaking, I was really struggling to find and maintain the energy and motivation to “keep going” and the book was …
Perhaps what we really talk about when we talk about the weather is how we are handling the way life is at this moment right now…
This episode is kind of a hodge podge of ideas and reflections. I talk about some recent art work I’ve done and some feedback I’ve got from that’s given me some food for thought. And so I thought I’d offer you some of these random thoughts on art, poetry, and …
Today the good folks over at the Medusa’s Kitchen blog were kind enough to publish two of my new cut out poem collages. This is the second time I’ve had the privilege of appearing on their blog along side some really inspiring pieces of poetry. You can find my first …
After an almost six month hiatus from releasing a podcast episode, I’m back. In this episode I talk a little bit about where I’ve been, what’s been going on, and why there hasn’t been any podcast episodes for the past SIX MONTHS. I share about some personal difficulties I’ve been …
I realize that it’s been entirely too long since I’ve posted something here, and I can’t apologize enough for that. I’ll be dropping a brand podcast episode, the first in almost six months, explaining a little bit about why there’s been such a prolonged absence of content from me. I …
These are the books I read this year. Each one imparted something, and for that I’m garteful.
Sometimes working with the stray marks and the brush strokes that go awry open us up to new creative possibilities.
