Category: articles
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Our Anniversary ROADTRIP… and book treasure hunt
“Anniversary trip? Lance. Lance. Come now, that was like… like four months ago!” Did I mention I had a lot of catching up to do? We love road tripping for vacations, even if they’re only an hour or so away. Okay, I love the open road. Kiddo loves the open road. Kiddo’s Hips, however, do not. Neither does my…
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Nice Art, but where are the *real* Crystal Bridges?
Crystal Bridges features all sorts of American-born art from the 15th century onward. This was the first time I have ever felt connect to an American heritage older than 200 years.
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My Heroic Bride Part Deux: Color Es Plosions
In which young college girls get jacked in the face with bananas and fistfuls of color.
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Kiddo Learns to Knat
Kiddo gave pledges to knit scarves at Christmas and has heretofore knatted them both. Here’s what she looked like after the first one was finished recently:
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Snow in Summer, New Article, and a return from my Hobbit Hole
For those who have followed me on here, you know that my blog has waned of late. Though I blame being out-of-town for six weekends in a row, two weeks in the middle, lots of new business and other fancy schmancy projects, deep down I know I’ve a lot of catching up to do for…
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Narrative Distance in Relationships
There remains a narrative distance between one and another that others have called “relationship.” This narrative distance shows the relative disconnect between the tale we try to tell for one and another — I am an author for yours, You, an author for mine. Father to son, son to father The space between spouses (long…
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The Silver Sickle by Ellie Ann
I’ve meant to share this for some time, but business has been crazy. Also summer. Plus… you know… that whole epic photo-comic thingy… BUT! My sister-by-another-mister Ellie Ann released her FIRST solo novel Monday. She calls it: You’re all a great group of supportive nerds. So here’s the thing: I’m counting on all Literators who…
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In The Snare
Poetry ain’t the sort of thing made, formed, or even envisioned, neither built nor bartered to obtain neither paint nor produce. We catch her fetch her butter flies lightning bugs mermaid Mew (2) red fox White Stag in a wood covered moss light streaming in from some unknown heavens when caught, she blesses us with…
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Becoming Sons and Daughters (a documentary)
This film features the issue of fatherlessness in our culture. Watch it and then let’s talk about the issues in the comments as I’m curious for your thoughts.
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Poshmark
Okay, ladies. If you search for deals on name brand clothes and accessories, Kiddo found $300 boots for $125 sold by normal people like you and me. Have a $75 bottle of perfume you want but can’t afford? Bottles 3/4 full go for five bucks. You have to pay for shipping, but Poshmark makes searching…
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9art digital ads in their native habitat
9art Photography’s most recent post talked up my copywriting and Matt Spiel’s design, all while showcasing photos of those ads in their native Joplin habitats.