How to Build an Attention Collection?
David Dark in his book Life’s Too Short to Pretend You’re Not Religious
[https://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Short-Pretend-Youre-Religious/
"Testament" by Boris Khersonsky
When I die, don’t let me rest
Buried in a grave
Let the waves of fire carry
Me up
James Baldwin on the Artists Vocation
> “The artist is distinguished from all other responsible actors in society — the
politicians, legislators, educators, and scientists — by the fact
Leo Tolstoy on the Mission of the Artist
> “The artist's mission must not be to produce an irrefutable solution to a
problem, but to compel us to love
Power of Words and Poetry
The power of words and poetry. A student writing about the way a Mary Oliver
[http://www.phys.unm.edu/
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
A friend shared this poem with me today. We need to share more poems with one
another.
> When despair for
Trojan Horse for the Human Heart
Bestselling Sci-Fi author Hugh Howey [https://hughhowey.com/the-power-of-story/]
said this about stories:
> “Stories are a Trojan Horse for the
My Creator Resolutions for 2022
Every year, I sit down to consider where I’ve been, and where I’d like to go.
Call them
Joe R. Lansdale Writing Advice
> “Write like everyone you know is dead. To hell with everyone else’s opinion when
you write. Write for yourself.
When do you expect completion?
I'm doing blackout poetry again. Here's a brief video on how to do one (below).
They are fun, easy, and
