Make art, not friends

Have you ever read the bio of a famous artist or poet? They did all kinds of shit in their lifetimes that brought them social derision. I've never read a single artist's life story that was like, Neighbors appreciated how neatly she kept her lawn. Her marriage was described as solid. She got the oil … Continue reading Make art, not friends

On Cancel Culture

I blocked someone today because he seems incapable of conversation. Here is someone who so often bemoans political correctness, champions free speech, boasts of his brilliant independent mind, and reminds us all that leftists and liberals are fascist authoritarians, etc…. Yet the second someone posts an off-color remark HE finds personally objectionable, he is all … Continue reading On Cancel Culture

Abstracted

We marveled at the green trees against the canvas of the storm. How they had shed their original color and become something altogether more vibrant and violent, whipping back and forth in the sky like so many things we could imagine. We realized the many metaphors and metonyms that happened in our minds were crafting … Continue reading Abstracted