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Two people playing with fire. Making art is not fiddling while the world burns.

Making Art Is Not Fiddling While the World Burns

August 26, 2025

Making Art Is Not Fiddling While the World Burns False equivalencies do nobody any good at all. . Photo by Susan Duran on Unsplash Unless you’ve been living under a rock – and if you’re reading this, you’re not – you know that the world has gone stark raving mad. Between people cutting corners and removing protections for equality, diversity, the environment, and other reasonable things; blatant lies passed as truths like the “dangers” of

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Storyteller’s Log, 21 August 2025. Korbin the cat and my journal.

Storyteller’s Log, 21 August 2025

August 21, 2025

Storyteller’s Log, 21 August 2025 Korbin joins me for journaling. I’ve gotten back into the swing of things, and this week is seeing a lot of progress on my work. That’s good. The first week after Pennsic tends to be extra challenging. Pennsic finds me doing a lot more exercise, keeping odd hours, and living out of a canvas tent for a week is quite different from living in a house. This week has included

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A man at a laptop, pondering something. Where do the words/images/ideas come from?

Where Do the Words/Images/Ideas Come From?

August 19, 2025

Where Do the Words/Images/Ideas Come From? Spoiler alert – there is no One True Answer. Welcome to arts philosophy. Photo by Dollar Gill on Unsplash Creativity comes in many sizes, shapes, and forms. The creative process goes into making every form of art. Whether it’s paint, clay, words, or some other medium, there’s a procedure on the part of the creator. There is never One True Way. The process I employ for writing is not

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Storyteller’s Log 6, 14 August 2025.

Storyteller’s Log, 14 August 2025

August 14, 2025

Storyteller’s Log, 14 August 2025 Korbin opines about my journaling. I have returned from another 10-day sojourn at the Pennsic War. Twenty-nine years and counting since 1996 (minus 2 years due to the Pandemic). It was a mixed bag in many respects. Most of that was because I was feeling off from time to time and oddly disconnected. But the weather was largely excellent, I got to spend time with friends I don’t see as

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Looking down at books in a bookstore. Earning a living via your art.

Earning a Living Via Your Art

August 12, 2025

Earning a Living Via Your Art Some thoughts on the various inherent challenges. Photo by Kévin et Laurianne Langlais on Unsplash Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I had a decent, albeit part-time, job. It allowed me some freedom to do more writing, but it still took up the majority of my day. When the lockdown began, the job ended. Rather than lament this, I shifted my focus and attention and dove headfirst into writing more. A

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A woman reading on a beach. Even artists need vacations.

Even Artists Need Vacations

August 5, 2025

Even Artists Need Vacations Everyone needs to rest, relax, and recuperate. Photo by Chen Mizrach on Unsplash Many people think that the life of an artist is a cakewalk. They think that, as an artist, you’re doing what you love and getting paid. How can that possibly tire you out like normal work does? Believe me, it does. Creative work and being an artist is a wonderful thing. But even artists need vacations. That’s because

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