My friend Jeff has been talking about music, and particularly music while writing. Despite the fact that he brought up the scourge of John Denver, I felt compelled to respond. Truth be told, I haven’t been listening to much music lately. What? A black guy not espousing the joys of music to write to? What [...]
In an article I read recently, the author had a habit of bringing up the notion of what a writer brings to his or her art. He used the words “beliefs??? and “dreams??? often enough to affect me. Maybe it was my half-awake state on the subway, but reading this article did more to shed [...]
OK, I almost went the way of every other blog or website done strictly for the love and none of the money. I almost let the damn thing atrophy. Toward the end of 2007, daily life was completely taking over all sides of my brain and I wasn’t thinking much about After the MFA. Thankfully, [...]
