More personal stuff about me…

On the weekends, I’m treating my blog like a blog. So, here’s something else you didn’t know about me: My favorite painter? Edvard Munch. My favorite painting of his? Madonna. Does this make me more fascinating as a human being or less fascinating as a carrot?

You Cannot Spell “Poetry” Without “Poetr”

Cold War Creativity During Stalinization Soviets took credit for every creation Every implementation They said was their invention Hamburgers and the works of Mark Twain came directly from a soviet brain Except for the ruben which they claimed was Cuban… No Turn Goes Unstoned A stoner sat next to me and offered me a […]

Which Chinese Element are You?

As in Western astrology, Chinese astrology associates groups of signs with classical elements. For those who study Chinese astrology and analyze the relationships between birth year and cycles of nature, I just want to say, with great admiration, “Why are you wasting your life?”. Depending upon what element you were born under, you might have […]

Writing Tips!

Write every day. If a million monkeys with a million typewriters can eventually produce Hamlet, you should be able to write something that isn’t total crap because–are you dumber than a monkey? Write what you want to write about instead of what the market demands. This way, you can keep your integrity, which can be […]

On This Day!

[This is a concept I played with for a while. Please let me know what you think] Jaws was released June 20, 1975 and THAT was the last time many of us stepped into the ocean. Besides some dynamite acting and some jump-scares that were positively cruel, the movie had a giant robot […]