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Podcast: Moon's Gift, Part 10:00/2001× I try a new take on the podcast for this week: Fiction. As I was looking at how to address some of the subjects on my backlog, the idea of Moon’s Gift came to me. It’s the story of
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Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance. - Attributed by some to Gautama Buddha. I am going a different direction with the newsletter for the next couple of editions. As I reviewed my backlog for what to write this week, the items and themes coalesced into an idea for
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Almost Famous, and Frankly, Not Famous
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Almost Famous, and Frankly, Not Famous
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Podcast: Creativity is in the Air0:00/2001× This week is about creativity popping up into the general human consciousness. We have excerpts from Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker, touch upon telepathy and ripples in the ether, and especially, discuss the wonderful interview Dan Carlin had with Rick Rubin. And
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Consider this anecdote, from a piece written by Mark Twain in Harper’s Monthly, September, 1895, called “Mental Telegraphy: A Manuscript with a History”: Of course I have grown superstitious about this letter-crossing business—this was natural. We stayed awhile in Venice after leaving Heidelberg. One day I was going
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Podcast: Cultural References0:00/2001× The audio version of the February 14th edition of “Things to Realize” for my “audio-centric” friends. This week’s topics are the value of being an artist, and the fading of cultural references, and I touch a bit on Valentines Day. Links referenced: Alyssa Brandt
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From Alyssa Brandt in The New Yorker, What Does Writing Smell Like? I was on my way to Everything Mason Jars one day when I saw a fancy-candle store. I’ve been wanting a fancy candle for some time, so I popped in. Sandra (not her real name): Hi, welcome
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Podcast: Insanity vs. Reality0:00/2001×Subscribe now
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“I’ve lived for over 40 years and I’ve seen… life, as it is. Pain, misery, cruelty beyond belief. I’ve heard all the voices of God’s noblest creatures. Moans from bundles of filth in the street. I’ve been a soldier and a slave. I’ve seen
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Podcast: One Year of Morning Pages0:00/2001×
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“This is a paradox to me: many of us start off worrying that we will ‘lack the discipline’ to do morning writing. When we are willing to try writing anyway, we find soon enough that morning writing does not take discipline-- but it does make discipline.” - Julia Cameron Subscribe