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  • In A Writing MoodOne thing I have learned about writing is this: when your muse starts speaking to you, listen to it.I don't know how other writers describe their muse. For me, it's like someone is whispering in my ear. …

  • Save Save SaveThis weekend I did something that I've been meaning to do for a long time: back up my files!Let's face it, machines fail, break, or freeze up. If your livelihood exists on a computer then you need to back u…

  • Hippsters, Like Deer, Need Population ControlWhy so kranky? It's not old age. Oh, come on! I'm the first to tell you I don't mind getting older. But I guess I do mind self-indulgence and immaturity. Last night my friend …

  • Neruda Pastiche FinishedWell, almost...First of all it's a first draft. So I'll return to the poem to work on lyricism, word choice, and phrasing. Second of all, it's only 95% finished. Meaning, there are 3-4 missing lin…

  • Neruda Pastiche for Braided SorrowA pastiche is an intentional imitation. At least in poetry. When I took International Poetry at USF we had to write pastiches every week, that is whatever poet we were studying that week…

  • An Incurable Condition: Poetry On The MindI don't know what it is about yesterday and today, but I have poetry on my mind. Perhaps it was the conversation I had yesterday with one of my SOTA students. Y has been critique…

  • Yes, I'm Still A Poet, Part Duex If you'll recall, earlier this week I dug out a poem in order to incorporate it into one of the plays I'm writing. Doing so reminded me that I've been focusing solely on theatre for a go…

  • Yes, I'm Still A Poet I've been writing poetry for more than 10 years. In fact I moved to San Francisco in 2002 in order to seriously study my craft as a poetry student at the University of San Francisco. Lately I've be…

  • Having An Opinion Is Hard Work Today my decisions on the Young At Art submissions I read are due. And let me say it was very difficult choosing between submissons. Sometimes it was clear who I wanted to select for the F…

  • Breakthrough! Wednesday morning as part of my daily commute I was thinking about the MTC commission. I was thinking about Lalo. How was I going to get Lalo out of the psych ward? In fact, I've been thinking about this p…

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