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Art, a Verb for Hard Times

Posted on September 5, 2014 by metonymicalpen

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 →

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Permission

Posted on March 29, 2014 by metonymicalpen

Have you ever heard sage warnings about how hard it is to make it in the arts, about how many dues you have to pay and how unlikely it is that you have the goods (read: talent) to pay them … Continue reading →

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