Well! This is it! You’re looking at the completed project I’ve been working on for the last month. A brand-spanking new battle station, set to decimate any and all AAA-game titles thrown at it. I’m pretty thrilled to see it in action, but also equally bummed I can’t keep it. May it live a charmed … More Plutonium in the Morning Room
I don’t listen to NPR much these days. Nothing against NPR, I don’t listen to anything much these days. If I’m writing, music is distracting. And if I’m driving, I listen to books on tape, which I also listen to while exercising. Don’t get me wrong, I love music. But there never seems to be … More Today on All Things Considered
Well, it finally happened. Last week actually, but it’s taken some time to get used to the idea. I’m still getting used to it. After months of running about and applying for positions around town with my hat in my hand, I finally landed a job as a writer at a TV station. It’s not … More Measuring the Wind
I had a simple thought tonight, as I stepped out of the shower. I thought about where I wanted to be, with my job, with my career, with my book. And then I thought, “Well that’s all lovely, but what have you done today to get closer to that?” So I thought about everything I’d … More Steps
isn’t that the point? As writers, singers, actors, musicians—all we wanna do is share what we feel, what’s going on in our heads, what we feel that can’t be expressed in any other way. I was just watching Smash, and this girl got up and started singing in the middle of this crowded room at … More all we wanna do is share
I think as artists we see the world differently. I mean, this isn’t a revelation. It’s well established. But there’s something to it that goes unnoticed by almost everyone as they go about their daily lives. I noticed it the other day when I was visiting family. My grandfather has always been an avid sports … More art is everywhere
“There’s a natural human tendency to lean on and repeat that which we do well. This is okay if we’re cranking out donuts or widgets. But as self-anointed creative artists, our daily joy and progress rest on our ability to jump beyond our safety. Look steadily and imaginatively at the blah in front of you. … More Go, Create, Write
