Category Archives: Writing

Artist Date: An Afternoon at the Cemetery

In Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way, she recommends that artists—painters, writers, musicians, all types—carve out time each week to take themselves on “artist dates.” She says, “Serious art is born from serious play,” and she encourages people to indulge in selfish endeavors, to spend time in creative pursuits that (on the surface) have nothingContinue reading “Artist Date: An Afternoon at the Cemetery”

Micro Fiction, Poetry, Questions, and MORE

Greetings, everyone! I’ve got a few treats to share with you this morning. First, I want to thank my friend Nate for sending the above photo to me. My poem, “Summer Heat,” was a winner in the Austin Poetry Society’s “Poetry With Wheels” contest back in 2012, and it has since been making its way aroundContinue reading “Micro Fiction, Poetry, Questions, and MORE”