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Tag Archives: Arts
Prompt-a-thon
Whoever came up with the abhorrent idea that January first is invigorating? Post-holidays, I am not invigorated, I’m exhausted. Resolution is not in the air. Days are dark, dreamy. Nights feel right cozied up with family. Mornings feel like a … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, art, creative process, creative writing, creativity, Prompts, Writing prompts
Tagged advice, art, artists, Arts, Creative process, creative writing, creativity, encouragement, writing prompts
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Meto-News for 12-14: Good Stuff to Click
So here’s a rundown of cool stuff, linked and highly clickable: Volume XXVII.2 of The Concho River Review has arrived. I’m particularly proud of this piece appearing in this journal. Angelo State University, Concho River’s sponsoring institution, is kind of in … Continue reading
Art, a Verb for Hard Times
During the last few weeks of what has—inaccurately—felt like unprecedented social, political, and moral turmoil on a global scale, I have found it difficult to stay focused on writing or writing about creative interests of any kind. While everyone watched … Continue reading
Posted in activism, opinions, politics, process, self-doubt
Tagged Arts, caution, Creative process, Social Media, worry
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Where O Where Has Metopen Been?
Well, who knew a blog could induce such a sense of obligation? I regret my absence of new posts for the last two weeks, but I was kind of busy. For the last few weeks, my household has been on … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged art, Arts, congenital heart problem, David, doctors, emergency rooms, heart surgery, koi, koi paintings, medical proceedures, medical tests, Olivia, painting, paintings, sickness, stress, worry
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A Conversation with Henry: New Erasures (2)
(Note: Scroll to the end of this brief blog post to view the three new erasures.)____________________________________________________________________ “This is primarily religious material,” said Henry to the poet painting over him. Henry, my friend, I am not without spiritual interests. Try to listen … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Creative process, creative writing, erasure, erasure poetry, erasures, found poetry, Henry Van Dyke, Literature, poetry, spirituality
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