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Category Archives: Blogging
Writer and editor Loren Kleinman dishes up the “yummy center of indie.”
One of the coolest things I get to do on the blog is bring some amazing people in to share their perspectives. I’m excited to introduce you to the passionate and talented Loren Kleinman, a writer and editor with some … Read More
Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Fiction, Social Media, The Writing Life
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On Fearless #Writing
I believe I can safely say I read most all of the fiction in the Kapa`a Library on Kaua`i in the period from 1970-1982, noteworthy because reading was my primary action sport (though in fairness it is a very … Read More
Posted in Blogging, Creativity, The Writing Life
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Breaking through resistance. A theory from physics about America’s current politics.
Not gonna lie. Resistance is constant. Change is hard. en·tro·py (ntr-p) n. pl. en·tro·pies 1. The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity. 2. Inevitable and steady deterioration of a … Read More
Spotlight an Interesting Blog # 15!
If you enjoy my glimpses of life in Hawaii, you will really enjoy this blog: KarenInHonolulu Karen says about herself, “Though born in San Francisco, Hawaii has been my home for 45 years. I like to blog about the things … Read More
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The myth of more time and getting sh*t done
Sometimes less time is more, especially as a writer or artist. These creative endeavors seem to come built in with procrastionation, distractibility, self sabotage and other wastage. I recently tried to shed some of my work to make more time … Read More
Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Life, Personal, The Writing Life
Tagged blogging, creativity, writing
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Kids should read more. Adults too.
Nothing makes me happier than seeing a book in a kid’s hands. It’s kind of a visceral thing, because books are one of the finest things we’ve done as a species. I have some new adolescent clients, and when the … Read More
Blog Spotlight # 14
I still can’t keep up with all the blogs I want to read. I think there are around 638 unread posts in my Google reader lineup. Oops, 831. I’m always overly ambitious. There’s one blog I always read though, when … Read More
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Not sure when I became a photographer, but… enter the Iphone.
I just wrote a long thing, and then deleted it. It was boring, the usual rant by a converted nontech pagan to the gospel of Apple. But truly, I never expected the iPhone to ignite my developing obsession with photography … Read More
Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Hawaii
Tagged iphonography, photography, Social networking
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Spotlight an Interesting Blog #13
Meet K.C. Woolf: Writer, traveller, healthy hedonist, and analytical emotional creature. She’s become one of my favorite new online writer friends. I feel like, if we met anywhere in the world (and it could be, because she lives in Europe) … Read More
Expose on a Hawaii working-class neighborhood-mailboxes
You can tell a lot about a neighborhood by its mailboxes. Recently I decided to focus the blog a bit more, honing in on the unique, underappreciated, even unknown, aspects of life in Hawaii. I live in a working-class Hawaii … Read More
