This spring of 2012 means something to me because it is the last spring (and the last season) before I become someone’s father. We are expecting a son at the end of July. I would imagine that subsequent reading lists to have a second person involved in their construction. IContinue Reading
The grinding halt. It was not exactly so overt. Rather, the grinding halt happened when I stopped looking. I barely felt the lurch, the stop—grinding or otherwise. It happened some time after the supplemental reading list surfaced and I have little or no reason for what happened. In the yearsContinue Reading
I went home to Denver during the second week of February. February in Denver is my favorite time. Unfortunately, it was not time for sightseeing, old friend visits or long afternoons of wandering the streets which hold allure, ghosts, memories and gold. I suppose I just don’t know what itContinue Reading
Years ago, I knew a print maker who worked with copper. What was so amazing about his work was the process. He would start with a tremendous plate of copper. When we consider the cost of copper, this thing was truly amazing. Then, he would spend hours, days, months inContinue Reading
I do get that vague feeling that this is never going to end. This writing, this life as a writer and these thoughts will not end. I get that feeling that no matter what I say, what I do, what comes my way, I’m still going to be incessantly writingContinue Reading
Several years ago when I got into the restaurant business, I did it for the money, not for the love of food or service. Discard any romantic notion of service industry workers. In the past, or possibly in some places, the partier or the burn-out still prefer restaurant work. ThisContinue Reading
Please write it down. Do not be fearful. Do not be afraid of what others think of your words. Do not be afraid of poor spelling. Do not be afraid of punctuation. Do not be afraid of lack of flow of thought. Do not be afraid of republicans, democrats orContinue Reading
Everything in life, so it seems to me can be divided up in the first half and the second. It’s also been of notice to me that the second half always goes faster than the first. For instance, when moving, loading takes longer than unloading. The first half of thatContinue Reading
On occasion, I get to relive Intro to Creative Writing. It’s a workshop where the narrator is reacting to the feedback of classmates. There is a reference to the story that has been written, shared and then gravely misunderstood by classmates and instructor alike. In this Intro to Creative Writing,Continue Reading
I want to be known as a Denver writer. A Denver writer. I still consider Denver home. Denver serves as a backdrop for so much of my work. I suspect that at least half of my manuscripts thus far are set in Denver, Dysphoric Notions for sure. Mapping Generic StreetsContinue Reading