Writing – Riffs on the Reg

My Art and My Audience

The writing I share is incredibly personal; it is the most vulnerable I ever am. I don’t want to feel like a product. Reading this passage, I feel a sense of peace with letting my work be what it will be.

Lucky Stars

As a teen, I went through a phase where I folded hundreds of lucky stars. Years later, I have never been able to admire my artwork the way I see my lucky stars.

Perfectionism

Here’s some Friday food for thought about perfectionism.

The Comeback

I have not posted on this blog in 18 months. That’s a year and a half that I have spent unable, and sometimes unwilling, to share my writing online.

Ocean of Emotion

I was a child with Big Feelings. In a home where expressed emotions were dismissed or denied, I found socially acceptable solace in literature. I could dive head-first into the deepest depression or soar in the heights of happiness alongside each protagonist. Each page of prose transported me to worlds where I could imagine expressingContinue reading “Ocean of Emotion”

Say Yes to the Mess

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I am a naturally messy person. At any given moment, my desk is cluttered with at least a dozen non-work-related items, even after I’ve spent 15 minutes clearing it off. Lots of people say that an uncluttered space allows your brain to be less cluttered also. I think that isContinue reading “Say Yes to the Mess”