So, I have come across an opportunity to do some freelance writing for Skelanimals . I know, cool, right?

Well, I am sending in a resume and a sample poem, but they also want to know what my rate of pay would be...What is a reasonable rate of pay for this kind of thing? I have experience doing poetry, I have even been paid to perform before ($100/ 2 ( Read more... )

So things have been looking up for me recently, going surprisingly well actually. Last Wednesday I performed as the Moorpark College headlining poet at the monthly Poetry Read on campus. It was by far the biggest turn out that the performance has ever received (and I like to think that it was in part inspired by me) and I did a great job during the ( Read more... )

I totally geeked out today and it was amazing.

I had to go to Moorpark College to register for classes next semester, two art classes with lots of artwork needing to be done in them and an english class. I wanted to get into the creative writing class, but I have yet to complete the prereq apparently, so only those three next semester, with ( Read more... )

You know, I should probably be sleeping right now, but I am not.....oh well ( Read more... )

So, I have my website up for my poetry for quite a while, but it had been long neglected, a bullet point on my to-do list. But it is forgotten no longer. Spent a couple of hours today updating the puppy, redesigning the page layouts, adding poetry, taking out some crap, and overall making it a much happier site.  You guys should check it out, read ( Read more... )

Well, things are getting better now.  I feel like I have gotten some of my wonderfully delicious metaphorical pie back after losing it for awhile. And it makes me appreciate it all the more ( Read more... )

Written almost completely as random thoughts flowing from one into the other, this poem took shape haphazardly but there is some insight in its depths.

I thought I would post it because I find my mind mimicing its thought forms again this day.

Glance

Second thoughts at the last

Give it all to chancing glance

Here, there, and everywhere

In the bubble of ( Read more... )