Category: Blog
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It Ain’t Easy
Writing is hard. Another morning is passing by as the only accomplishment that can be genuinely claimed is that the seat is warmed. The writer showed up to the job and then sat there… blank. Call it writer’s block or whatever, the fact is that one thing is true: writing is not easy. This isn’t…
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Going To Chvrch
It’s about time that I admit something. For years I’ve stated repeatedly that my favorite band is 311. That was indeed the case for many many years. Even to this day, when a 311 song starts playing, I have to jam. As an upbeat dancehall style (rock/reggae fusion), it is impossible to not— as in…
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Quantity
Write more. That’s the goal. It’s always the goal. Even when it is crap, write even more. By doing so, the hope is that through all the detritus some precious ore will be discovered. Maybe.Every morning I get up, fart around for some time, then I finally get down to doing the dirty work: writing.…
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Getting Done
To be honest, I’ve been having a lot of trouble these last couple of years. Much of it is my own doing of course. Writing is challenging, and in so I certainly make many attempts to skirt away from the task, even as I am obsessed by it. Besides that it has led me to…
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A Variety
It’s a bit of advice I gave my child the other day while out on a walk: read a lot; read a variety. It took long into my 40-some years to learn that even for myself. Too often, reading becomes much like any form of entertainment in our lives. We read less because well… We…
Jeremy C Kester 