I wanna be Bob DylanMr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funkyWhen everybody loves youThat's just about as funky as you can be. Ah, yes. The timeless lyrics from Counting Crows' "Mr. Jones," in which Adam Duritz pines for the career and accolades of Bob Dylan while "down at the New Amsterdam." … Continue reading Don’t Be Bob Dylan
Tag: Creativity
Building Devil’s Tower
Some days you eat the bear. Some days, the bear eats you. I'd love to know the originator of that one, wouldn't you? I'm hoping there's some great story at the root of it. Like back in some cave, Og is squatting around a fire and his buddy Oog comes shuffling back through the … Continue reading Building Devil’s Tower
Daring Greatly, Part Two: Waking Up on Mars
Note: In the days leading up to the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for my middle grade frontier adventure novel The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson on Tuesday, April 17, I'm sharing my story of how I ended up here. You can read the introductory post here, and Part One, "Into the Mist" here. Find out … Continue reading Daring Greatly, Part Two: Waking Up on Mars
Daring Greatly, Part One: Into the Mist
Note: In the days leading up to the Kickstarter campaign for my middle grade frontier adventure novel The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson, I'm sharing my story of how I ended up here. You can read yesterday's introductory post here, and find out more about the Kickstarter campaign here. I’m not sure when the story really begins, … Continue reading Daring Greatly, Part One: Into the Mist
Stories that Go Bump in the Night (Sam Gamgee Was Right)
Bump. Thump. Rattle. A haunting. More psychological than physical. That's the one that bruises. Why do some stories stick with us? What is it about a particular book or movie that haunts us, that when we wake up the morning after, we see the world differently? I use the word "haunt" deliberately, because I've just … Continue reading Stories that Go Bump in the Night (Sam Gamgee Was Right)
Thanks, Ray. Bradbury, Barsoom, and Inspirational Genealogy
There's a fantastic article entitled "Take Me Home" from the New Yorker dated Monday, June 4, which is likely the last piece Ray Bradbury ever wrote. Bradbury fits my definition of Giant, which to me is someone with so many massive achievements that any one would be enough for someone to be satisfied with. Taken … Continue reading Thanks, Ray. Bradbury, Barsoom, and Inspirational Genealogy