When I’m feeling like a crass, trashtalking set of wind-up plastic teeth with an overbite and bad breath, I disappear in the lyrical music of words. When I’m loud in the quiet room and they make more noise in the process of kicking me out, it’s a beautiful contrast. Like golf socks on a water …
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Psychedelic
Can you imagine Mex Chix in the Chex Mix? Can you envision a tuna fish sandwich biting back? Can you imagine not having hot water? How would you cook your ramen if you didn’t have hot water? How would anyone clean themselves? Have you ever seen a drowned fish? Have you ever seen a spider …
Of Archery And The Screen
Short screenplays can be fun to write. They don’t take much time because you can decide how much you want to show, or how deeply you want to dive into each character’s attributes, traits, and attitudes. There’s no need for an in-depth plot, so you can make it as comical, fanciful, or impossible as you …
Picture of Teacher
When did I last feel this bored? I recall sitting through many government sanctioned lessons, dreading every next minute except the last. As soon as that bell rang I was racing away. Every moment I was there though, I was waiting for something interesting to happen. Art was one outlet. Art was a way to …
The What If Game
The “What If…” game has been around a long time. For writers, it’s one of the most highly valuable tools for creating the next great novel or the next fantastic screenplay. For children, it’s a sure way to expand the imagination and explore the world as it might be rather than how it is. For …
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