“When I look at the lives of the poets, I understand what’s wrong with me. They were willing to make the sacrifices that I’m not willing to make. They were so tortured, so messed up. I’m only a little messed up.”
-  Nicholson Baker, The Anthologist
I understand this sentiment, the idea that my problem is that I don’t have problems, or rather I have ( Read more... )

The mind is a wonderful thing. It is also an evil little trickster that keeps pulling pranks on you ( Read more... )

You may or may not have noticed that I've posted no updates about my novel progress since the beginning of November. That is easily explained, because there has been no novel progress at all. In fact, there has been more a novel pit of despair, especially in the last few days.

I started thinking about how I was going to approach my Untitled ( Read more... )

A friend on another blog is in the process of writing a novel (I believe it's her first) and was feeling rather nervous about having to present the opening chapters to her critique group. I know how rough that can be (I'm sure all writers do), especially if someone starts tearing apart some of your favorite bits that you've written. Even knowing ( Read more... )

The premier issue of Cats with Thumbs is now available online as a downloadable pdf (there are a bunch of blank pages at the beginning, just scroll past them to get to the writing). It includes two of my poems, "Nature's Mandala" and "All That is Left Behind." This is really a great first issue, and I've been enjoying reading the work of the other ( Read more... )