Loren MaysharkHow Failure Feeds CreativityAlthough Thomas Edison remains a hotly debated character, he is generally considered a creative genius. He is also considered by many the…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Loren MaysharkWhy You Don’t Always Need to Give 100%The other day while I was working out at the gym, I saw this muscular guy wearing a t-shirt saying, “Always Give 100%.” This got me…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Loren MaysharkFailure is an Opportunity on the Road to Success“I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” -Michael JordanNov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020
Loren MaysharkCanceled by the Coronavirus in SwedenI normally would not take such a risk, not thinking so much for my own well-being, but the lives of others who could be compromised, if I…Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Loren MaysharkFreeing Yourself Through PoetryPoetry has been a part of my life most of the way. While working on Subterranean Mixtape, I exhumed some of my earliest poems, and it has…Jul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
Loren Mayshark10 Facts About Hermann Hesse to Celebrate His BirthdayPerhaps no other writer captured my imagination as much as Hermann Hesse did in my early twenties. Both my parents admired Hesse, and it…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Loren MaysharkHow My Journey Through Fiction Made Me a Better WriterOften a large part of the DNA of a writer is affected by the inputs and influences. Perhaps the most pronounced is the other writers that…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Loren MaysharkMemorial Day ReflectionsI remember, as a child, my parents taking me to Main Street in the little village of Sherman, NY every year to see old men marching in…May 24, 2018May 24, 2018
Loren MaysharkPhilip K. Dick and Blade Runner 2049 help us question RealityThe remake of Blade Runner, which is loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? reminds us of the man’s…Nov 13, 20171Nov 13, 20171