Wednesday, May 20, 2009

3's

Today I’ve had three donuts, three pieces of pizza, three Diet Cokes and a sundae from Baskin Robbins (only one of those, but it had three toppings). This is what happens when I know: – People are reading Beautiful Creatures (I know because I have an intravenous feed to Good Reads). – Our editors are […]

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

new painting

So the empty wall in my dining room isn't empty anymore. This is what happens when an author is waiting for an edit to come back…   [ drying ]                                                 [ Space Box ] My son was painting his box, while I was working on my painting. I think I like his better. Here it […]

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

a great poem

– Walt Whitman, handwriting  Sabrina Ward Harrison If you don't know about SWH, you should read this post. This got me thinking. What makes a great poem? Is it the prose, or the feeling you have while reading it. For me, it's the latter. I've filled journals upon journals with poetry since I was a […]

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Friday, May 8, 2009

what i think about when i'm not writing

in no particular order: – Why do people kill spiders? (It’s bad luck. I’m sure you think I’m just being superstitious, so roll the dice. It’s your life.) – Why do the people with the least to do have so much time? (And interestingly enough, insist they have none.) – Why would anyone want a […]

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