As with many of Pink Floyd’s great songs, Wish You Were Here stands on its own. All the gushing and blubbering I can do about it merely fades in comparison to the work itself. It’s a beautiful piece of art. The song tugs at the heartstrings. It brings a sense of longing to the soul… Continue reading A Word’s Look: Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Category: Writing
Creative Braining
BRAINS! BRAINS! BRAINS! As much as I’d love it to be a post about zombies; this is not a post about zombies. It’s about creating. Although it’s not about creating brain-eating reanimated beings shambling endlessly in search of the living, I hope to shed some light on how we creators shamble endlessly in search of… Continue reading Creative Braining
Creative Inertia for 2023
I wrote this piece for the STEM Tuesday blog group’s 2023 New Year post on the From the Mixed-Up Files…of Middle-Grade Authors blog and thought I’d share it here. Creative inertia for 2023 and beyond!!! Painful Inspiration The weather turned. The temperature dropped rapidly. It was a cold and misty day but the precipitation began… Continue reading Creative Inertia for 2023