Category: article about writing
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Perception is Everything
Whew, it seems like there has been such contention in the forums lately; a little more one-sidedness, a little less understanding. There’s more of “my way or the highway ” and less of “can we talk about this and maybe get somewhere? ” I’ve seen name-calling, words dripping with sarcasm, and someone keeps singing a…
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Too afraid of being taken in to be taken out . . .
I’ve noticed lately a growing trend among Americans to jump blindly aboard whatever bandwagon happens to be passing – as long as it proclaims us ‘right’ or gives us some sense of inclusion. What I find even more alarming is that it seems that there is less and less concern for researching, discussing, debating, whatever…
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The Protest Song
The Protest Song His workmates laughed at him, behind his back. Sometimes, they made unkind wisecracks, in mock stage whispers, and he would pretend not to hear. It seemed easier that way. There were many who thought him strange, and some who even thought of him as slightly retarded. Afflicted with some peculiar mental abnormality.…
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On how to write a story
ON HOW TO WRITE A STORY So you wanna be a writer? If you do a search on the Internet, you will find all sorts of technical treatises on the subject of writing. There appear to be a lot of people who can tell you at great length the methodical steps you must plod along…
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an exercise in funky
NOTE: Sorry to say that unfortunately the utube embedding is disabled on this version of Yellow Moon – so you are gonna have to use the URL to open a link in a new window to be able to listen to the music at the same time as you read this – highly suggested –…
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Curiosity: “Introduction “
An Ode to Curiosity Of all the human attributes, tendencies, motivations or instincts, I applaud what I regard as the great virtue of curiosity. Humans who show little or no curiosity have lost a lot. Curiosity is child’s play. It is a natural gift from whatever Deity you worship or revere. And if you don’t,…
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Facing the Devil
(It never ceases to amaze me how much time is gobbled up when you write. It becomes alarming. Even though the ideas are vividly at the forefront of your mind, you can only translate them onto paper by investing quite absurd amounts of time. It’s true what they say: 1 per cent inspiration, 99 per…
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Bounce (3)
(This story was originally written for “Writer’s Cafe “. It was in response to some really intolerant nastiness, which was causing disruptions and bitterness. There were and are many good people on the Cafe. But there also some hate mongerers, who were bringing the site into disrepute. I left eventually, after some really horrendous hate…
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A kinder, more gentle Cyberspace?
“We’ve got tonight ” Bob Seger A kinder, more gentle Cyberspace? Cyberspace. What an amazing invention. I wonder what William Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson, or Mark Twain would have made of it. What would they have thought of its potential for good? And… what would they have said of its dark side? It’s such a shame.…
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Oxygen
(A real simple, borderline awful “poem ” to several writing friends of mine who suffer from severe depression, and who are medicated up to the eyeballs. It’s not good…. You guys worry me… And if you ask me, I wouldn’t remotely trust any of that pharmaceutical CRAP anyway.) Oxygen I will admit I’m just a…