Category: creativity
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Creative Disciplines : One Resolution for Artists
As I work with artists, innovators, and makers I find that creative disciplines are lacking both among this sector of society AND in the rest of society as well. Both creatives and non-creatives seem to think creative disciplines do not exist. Which is unfortunate because making a habit – a discipline – of creativity is…
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Creative Trust : why artists need a last will and testament
You’re a creative who doesn’t care about details like balancing a budget or keeping a calendar or writing a creative trust in your last will and testament. Except you do, deep down. You care about budgeting because you want to do this for a living for life and so you need to know how to…
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545 literary agents NYC folk use
As I’m finishing up my fifth novel, the time has come for me to search once more for literary agents and most of them are literary agents NYC folk love and use often. It seems kind of pointless for me to put in all of this work to find literary agents NYC folk prefer and…
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Epic of Gilgamesh Review
I grew overwhelmed over the past few years with how many books I’ve read and I thought I needed to write drawn out reviews for everything. That’s not so true: short reviews work just as well and that’s just as true for this Epic of Gilgamesh review. The things that struck me most about this…
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13 Reasons Why Not to Watch 13 Reasons Why
One of my students from the Creative Arts Academy, Abigail E. Riebel, wrote this guest post today on 13 Reasons Why. Whether I agree with all of her points is irrelevent: what’s far more interesting is that a highschooler wrote such a reflective piece about such an influential show. That’s what this site’s all about.…
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Naughty or Nice — the metaphysics of Santa’s List
Turns out Santa Claus is a privationist. And assuming Santa’s privationist sensibilities can explain why coal for the naughty truly is a gift and not a punishment. Or at very least, as Tolkien would ask, “Which of God’s judgements are not also gifts?” Coal is a grace, even a sort of Christmas sacrament. Here’s how…
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Unsolved Mystery Song About Abuse — Inkwell Lyrics
I wrote an unsolved mystery song about abuse titled Inkwell for my new album All Who Wander, which is available for preorder on Amazon and the iTunes store. Before we go any further into these Inkwell lyrics, I want to give a few more national hotline numbers: Child abuse: (800) 422-4453 Domestic violence: 800-799-7223 (SAFE) Suicide prevention: 800-273-8255 When I…
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Suicidal Song Lyrics — Lexi’s Song
I wrote some suicidal song lyrics for Lexi’s Song on my new album All Who Wander, which is available for preorder on Amazon and the iTunes store. Before we go any further, I want to give the hotline for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — if you’re struggling right now, please call 1-800-273-8255 The hardest things are left…
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Frankenstein: The Intersection of Literature and Science — with Kathleen Ann Goonan at the World Fantasy Convention
On Thursday I gave a talk on Frankenstein: The Intersection of Literature and Science here at the World Fantasy Convention with the fabulous and brilliant Kathy Goonan, (unfortunately Ted Chaing’s train delayed him). Kathy offered a deep drink from her vast experience and knowledge and I think you’ll find it instructive as we continue reading…
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The Vampyre by John William Polidori
Few realize that the story THE VAMPYRE by John William Polidori predicates Dracula. It definitely qualifies for canon and since we’re reading and talking about Frankenstein, it seems fitting to read his frequent counterpart in horror: Featured download: THE ORIGINAL FRANKENSTEIN ebook.
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Harry Potter Pumpkin Carving
Wanted you guys to see my Harry Potter pumpkin carving that i did while watching Sleepy Hollow at my friend’s house:
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Original Frankenstein Story : Letter 1 by Mary Shelly
This year for the 200th anniversary, we’re going to read through the original Frankenstein story. Today’s episode is letter 1 of Frankenstein by Mary Shelly: Featured download: THE ORIGINAL FRANKENSTEIN ebook.