(As a quick aside, if anyone wants to suggest good typewriter based writing images, please let me know. Otherwise, might have to convince someone to pose with the typewriter.) First day of the great madness is complete. If anyone wishes to see my stats, check my NaNoWriMo site. Aside from a few hand written items… Continue reading Madness Updates
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November Insanity
My normal fall insanity has been replaced by a lockout. So, aside from indulging in the usual melancholia and existential torment, what am I to do with myself? I could take part in more photographic nightmares, but I want to be insane, not suicidal. It was up to my writer's group to propose a solution.… Continue reading November Insanity
Ritual for Internal Transmogrification
Ritual for Internal Transmogrification Note: This ritual is restricted to technomancers of the 5th circuit and above. Proper shielding is to be worn at all times. Components: Four low power Tesla coil spheres, set to discharge in a ritual rhomboid pattern Symbolic capacitor, etched with absorption and containment circuit patterns Grade one conductive ritual paint… Continue reading Ritual for Internal Transmogrification
Small Doses
A quick and simple note, for a quick and simple subject. It's been entirely too long since I added an entry here. This will be brief, quickly sketched while I inundate myself with strange films and spy stories. For the last few weeks, I've added some word count to my Ivre novel, working my way… Continue reading Small Doses
Lessons from ReaderCon23 Part One: Why We (don’t) Write
On my other blog, I have personal notes from ReaderCon23, but as this one focuses on my creative efforts, I will focus on the lessons I pulled from the various panels there. I think the first, and greatest lesson, is "You are not the only one, boyo!" It was a theme in the "City and… Continue reading Lessons from ReaderCon23 Part One: Why We (don’t) Write
Penmonkey Get Up, Get Coffee…
We all have our collections of books on writing or photography designed to inspire and educate us. For writing, for me, it's the three pillars: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, On Writing by Stephen King, and Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury. For photography, it's Hot Shoe Diaries by JoeMcNally. Now,… Continue reading Penmonkey Get Up, Get Coffee…
Essays on Heresy and Cognitive Dissonance
"Creed sucks! I hate you, and I hate the band you like!" Red vs. Blue: Real Life vs. the Internet still maintains a punch. Despite being ancient by our standards, this one exchange depicts a core problem I've run into when reading blogs by authors, photographers, and other members of the creative community. When a… Continue reading Essays on Heresy and Cognitive Dissonance
Vanishing Bookstores
Crossroads books exists. If you Google it, you'll find the name. There's a lovely website with an address. It's simple and small and everything you would expect from a bookstore in Culpepper, VA. When you call the number, the husband and wife who own the store answer. Would you like a book? If they don't… Continue reading Vanishing Bookstores
Rethinking Shannon
I'm at a little spot in DC, on the corner of Fifth and K Street called Busboys and Poets. Having secured a two person table by the door, I ordered a bowl of shrimp and grits, and thought of Shannon. Shannon being one of the characters from Metaphysical Graffiti. I had her set a certain… Continue reading Rethinking Shannon
Adapt to the Mutation
I awoke this morning, late. My normal Saturday cycle was broken by a very late movie. I slept through two alarms and woke up to the sound of "Car Talk" on the radio. My normal writing window was gone. So, it will be an afternoon session. And who knows what tomorrow may become. I still… Continue reading Adapt to the Mutation
Biomechanoid Blues 