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LATEST ARTICLES ( 294 )

• 2558 West Village Lane

  2558 West Village Lane: Roscoe E. Hansen. Roscoe E. Hansen, was how Roscoe E. Hansen introduced himself. Just about everyone who met him generally smirked or... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Magnifying Your Dreams – Part Two

  Magnifying Your Dreams – Part Two: When we left off with the previous story, Leonard had found a mobile phone in the forest. He then discovered a conversation. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Magnifying Your Dreams

  Magnifying Your Dreams: The rain let up after a good hour of intermittent sprinkles and downpours. Leonard was walking on a remote path near his mountain home. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Deliverable Dream

  A Deliverable Dream: The stories I have written over the past year have been an exercise. It’s been an exercise for me to practice the craft of writing. I have ... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Logic of Thoughts Part 2

  Logic of Thoughts Part 2: Before Nancy could complete her encrypted message, she received a message back. The computer person said, “my name is Cloudburst. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Logic of Thoughts

  Logic of Thoughts: One by one, the desk drawers slammed shut. Nancy was desperately looking for something she rarely, if ever, used. It was almost a treasure... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Receptive Abstract Patternism

  Receptive Abstract Patternism: Why do you paint like that, Rod? It’s a question that I am often asked. Invariably the follow-up question is, “how did you come u... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Starlight Mesa

  Starlight Mesa: Up on the ridge of Table Mountain stood a shack of a house. Above the narrow main door leading into the somewhat dilapidated wood structure was ... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Safe Place

  The Safe Place: It’s in your head mostly. What you picture in your thoughtful mind is what? A little cozy cabin in a forest with a small lake right outside the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Long Hot Summer

  Long Hot Summer: The sun is the culprit, exasperating our need for quenchables in the form of libations that inevitably join forces with cooling contraptions an... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Thoughts on Manifestations

  Thoughts on Manifestations: What if everything you thought about came true? We all know that would not be good for a variety of reasons. Good thoughts, the... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Compassion

  Compassion Compassion: Have you ever prayed for someone you didn’t formally know? Someone you read about or heard about that was having a difficult time. Did yo... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Year of Living Unremarkably

  A Year of Living Unremarkably: In a remarkable year, many of us have lived unremarkably. Time created placeholders in our heads. We lived mostly within. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Omnium-gatherum

  Omnium-gatherum: A miscellaneous collection of thoughts and ideas on creativity. Brought to you by my fictitious friend, that I will call Tony. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Fourth of July in America

  Fourth of July in America: Thank you for yesterday, where heavily laden teardrops ran down my time-weathered cheeks. I cannot necessarily define what caused... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• When We Talk About Art

  When We Talk About Art  When We Talk About Art: A 100 million words have been hoisted on art. Probably more like a billion words. And yet, it doesn’t appear lik... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The 13th Hour Chapter 2

  The 13th Hour Chapter 2: You may remember from the first chapter that our main character Doug Miller was obsessed, or cursed, whichever way you want to look at... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The 13th Hour

  The 13th hour: One three! One three! One three! Doug Miller was haunted by this self-inflicted mantra of repeating one three. Over and over, before he went to... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids Chapter 2

  Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids Chapter 2: At the end of chapter 1, Mary Arnold and her son Jeffrey were recovering from their dangerous time they ha... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids

  Mrs. Frederick Arnold and the River Rapids: Mary Arnold hung her wet washboard upon the wall of the wash house. Her weekly washing routine was done, including... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE