The neon lights swam like sea anenomes in the dark, and for one moment again, Jan Park was glad.  The rain washed the world down, and the dozens of passer-by, any one of whom could very well be Jan's suspect, were blurred like memories.  A sigh escaped Jan's lips.  The rain was so fine, so gelatinously thick, that the breath was visible in it as it ( Read more... )

Some thoughts I've just thrown together on the nature of beauty ( Read more... )

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My new story-a-day writing blog.

"An unending series of short works (plays, fiction, etc) based very, very loosely on the concept of the classic play "La Ronde" by Arthur Schnitzler, in which a lover from the previous piece is seen with a new

I am doing Seven Things every day as part of a Put My Life Together Iniative.  (They are periodical.  I started this one earlier this week after a week and a half of deep depression following my move to the new, lonely, quiet house ( Read more... )

Davies Park is a place vibrating which ancient laughter.  Rowdy boys from the 1950s are still throwing water balloons at the Target Practice Hollow up in the tall oak tree; the knotty picnic benches still smell of pink watermelon and if you find a dirt patch clear of anthills and dig, you will discover Necco wrappers and toy boats and unperturbed ( Read more... )

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So I was bored and thinking about how getting into the Source festival would affect my artistic self-esteem, and I ended up making a -100 to +100 scale of artistic achievement/validation.  (In other words, the scale can be used either objectively, to compare other artists, or subjectively, to say how successful you feel.)

Suggestive examples are ( Read more... )

I love this game ( Read more... )

On Facebook, friends post updates about the conflict.  An equal number from both sides.  I've received emails and seen articles from both sides' perspectives ( Read more... )