Editing is hard for me. I kinda hate it. It’s on my mental to do list daily, but I spend my time on other things. I learn David Rawlings licks. Re-binge “Breaking Bad.” I’m learning I can melt my resistance to tasks I avoid, (tasks which scare me), if I give them some attention with … Continue reading Messing up the song and changing it is the goal.
I’m supposed to be writing. Instead I’m in the stacks of the Robbins Library and scouring the library’s catalogue for books on my phone. Every book I’ve looked up in the online catalogue is checked out. Each time I look up a book I’m hit by a pang of procrastinatory guilt, akin to swallowing a … Continue reading Shame, Resilience, & Creativity
An invocation to the muse is a welcome mat for creativity. My creativity tends to act like a feral cat I'm trying to befriend. It has to be offered some kibble to make it feel safe, to have any hope of it purring happily by me as I work at my desk. An invocation to the muse … Continue reading 10 Invocations, dispensations and prayers to the Muse
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