Creativity Category
Life in a No. 1 Arts Community
Posted on June 7, 2014 12 Comments
A recent Huffington Post Article, Quirky Spots Where You’re Free to be You and Me ranks Homer, Alaska No. 1. Our town received this recognition for being a former hippie haven, and for having a thriving artist community. Now, most of the “hippies” are grandparents, but the artistic community remains rich and innovative. In this photo Brian and I were […]
Writer’s Cyber Salon
Posted on June 7, 2014 7 Comments
I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged. – Erica Jong I chose this week’s quote because I feel it is a description of my writing life. I still have files of incomplete stories. And the story and book I published have, in terms of […]
Make Haiku Mini-Comic Book #44
Posted on June 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Black, deep magenta Rich red, golden tangerine Pale white sun rising. Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape format to […]
Writer’s Cyber Salon
Posted on May 31, 2014 13 Comments
Tell me, what are your thoughts on the following quote? If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write. – Somerset Maugham
Universes
Posted on May 24, 2014 13 Comments
One hundred billion universes The comforting hand of sleep Answers to life’s big questions Between lines of poetry In the morning sunrise Inspiration flows One hundred billion universes Small the heart beating Seeking solace in this vast space Sage spiritualists say Love is all there is A speck in this void Of timelessness