I don't know very many other Writers. I am fortunate to have met a few here and there in the great expanse of Internet land, but in all honesty I can count on one hand how many I've met in person. And even then, it's been a five minute encounter of 'Oh you like to write? Yeah... me too.' So I started thinking about why people write, I imagine we each have our own reasons. Part of why I write is to try to evoke a feeling in people that I get when...
Having lived overseas for seven years with no visit to the states during this period exceeding four weeks, I am excitedly curious about what the trip will bring. I remember the days when the Jerry Springer show was something I could accept and when I really didn't feel that American culture was loud. It will be fascinating to see what aspects of US culture pop out to me after I spend a fair bit of time there. That said, I can list a few things...
Since I'm leaving so soon, I've been catching up with friends over the past few days. My catch up yesterday involved vodka, guava, and guaranas ; a fully clothed river dip; and the reassurance that only your mates can offer. The kind where you raise your glasses to one another and say things like, 'Of course it's practical to spend every cent you have on a four month stint at trying to break into one the roughest industries out there, it's you.'...
After being blown off today by yet another sublet prospect, my new plan is to stay at a backpackers joint while I’m in town. Since I’ve got so much family (or ‘rellies’ for my Aussie mates) located in a close proximity of the city … I shall bounce in between their abodes and a hostile on the Upper West Side during my voyage to get something popping as Writer Extraordinaire. And to all the suckers that blew me off after bathing me in...
I realize that my decision to plummet into poverty to follow my instinct seems far stretched to a few non-believers. It makes me wonder about the different things that drive people. Some people are strictly money driven, some people are motivated by family I think I'm driven by sanity, y'know? Maintaining some sort of acceptable balance that enables me to go through a day without wishing I was doing something else. People have presented...