Category: Blog
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Still Work To Be Done
To say that it is easy to maintain a website would be a lie. After many consecutive weeks, I flubbed on posting something on Monday, which along with my posting poems on Wednesday, has been a constant on the site since relaunching it (in a manner of speaking). Part of me is a little pissed.…
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To Politic or Not to Politic…
This question has bothered me in regards to this site for some time. Do I wish to put my comments on political events or ideas here on this site? Or do I want to keep it strictly off as a taboo? While I am interested in the topic while holding strong views, there is the…
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 8 – The Things We Think We Know
For once, I am not certain I really connect with this one. I am not failing as a writer because I really believe I know how to write. Or that I already know X, Y, or Z about the craft. I really don’t. If anything, my problem is the opposite. Or rather, it is that…
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Slips, Trips, and Falls
Last Friday I missed the posting of a short piece of fiction for Free Fiction Friday. Of course, doing so produced in me a pang of guilt and annoyance. Partly because I want to be flawless in the execution and partly because it exposed that I have still a lot of things that I am…
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 7 – Trying to Compete
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt “Compare Yourself To Who You Were Yesterday, Not To Who Someone Else Is Today.” – Jordon B Peterson “The curse of comparison will scare you from attempting anything.” – Bangambiki Habyarimana Why am I posting quotes on comparison when the title says “Trying to compete”? Part…