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North
Wasting time. He has wasted days and minutes and inhaled his memories, and for some reason he could taste sound, and each thought tasted as if they were humming the symphonic notes that sung out for more, more, more; an orchestration that has been growing in its elaboration with the passing of his entire life. The fall once… Continue reading North
Writing Notes, Fall 2012
Page of various Notes from the Writer's Almanac. “I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.” —Michael Cunningham Autry wrote the Ten Cowboy Commandments, in which he advised young listeners that a cowboy must "be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals," "help people in distress," and "never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage. ""I… Continue reading Writing Notes, Fall 2012
Quick Press #3: Why, What, Why, What, Is, To Be, A, Writer?
Discipline. Spontaneous. Discipline. Talker. Listener. Drunk. Sober. Laughter. Chaos. Free. Historian. Discipline. Sinner. Follower. Wanderer. Discipline. The Rebel. Lover. Saint. A forgiving exile. The net that catches the butterfly of life. Discipline. The Writer. Always. Always, Human. “Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery...The writer lives between the upper and lower worlds: he takes the path in order… Continue reading Quick Press #3: Why, What, Why, What, Is, To Be, A, Writer?
Walking in Sleep
The Summer: Doors creak as rug hangs alone on drying string up hill, of Creek. The Wind chimes tangled within willow strings, tap; shelter for bucket under tree holds tad poles and marbles and skipping dreams from dead leafs that fall and brighten piles of seashells made out of, concrete. The Summer: Discarded silverware never… Continue reading Walking in Sleep
Adventures In American Writing 