PinnedomwowThe Beauty of Creating BadlyOne of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t start creating earlier. It’s always been in me, this joy of creative expression. To write. To…Aug 17, 20224Aug 17, 20224
PinnedomwowI Almost Didn’t Publish This (And I Probably Shouldn’t Have)Today, I felt my creative juices in motio. I felt like I had words within me that wanted to flow out, find a way to express a truth of…Aug 14, 20221Aug 14, 20221
PinnedomwowCajoling the Muses With Stick-To-It-IvenessI really had no idea what to write about as I sat down and stared at this Medium draft—so I’ll write about what compels me to write anyway…Aug 19, 20222Aug 19, 20222
omwowThirsty Reading: Thoughts on CreativityI love to read. Love to immerse myself in worlds created by someone else. But recently I caught myself reading thirstily.Nov 9, 20221Nov 9, 20221
omwowMilan Kundera on the Wisdom of The NovelIn The Art of the Novel, Milan Kundera writes:Nov 8, 20221Nov 8, 20221
omwowThe Writer’s Dance: Curiosity, Fear and the Creative ProcessFear protects us and keeps us save. Curiosity expands our world, it’s how we learn and grow — but it can also harm and kills us, makes us…Nov 7, 20221Nov 7, 20221
omwowSet Snow AfireYes, what you’re trying to do is out of your reach, impossible. It is foolish to pursue this.Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
omwowCan You Love This?Maybe this is your cardinal duty: to love what is. Rather than to try and change it or improve it or to fight against it—to just love it…Nov 3, 20221Nov 3, 20221
omwowGoodbye OctoberYou’ve taught me a lot. September was quite an unsettling month. The sea is still stormy, and quite frankly, the waters are still rough…Nov 1, 20222Nov 1, 20222
omwowThe Symphony of City NoiseI live in a megacity. 10+ million people, about as many vehicles, a concrete jungle. There’s always noise. And I always thought of it as…Oct 31, 20222Oct 31, 20222