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Sine Metu: Fear a little less, live a little more (poem)
A poem entitled Sine Metu, which urges us all to fear a little less, and live a little more.
Forgive Yourself by Jonas Gardell
The Swedish author and comedian Jonas Gardell is one of my favourite writers. There is a gentle beauty and disarming truth in his deceptively simple Swedish writing. Alas not much of his work is translated into English, but it has been translated into a number of other European languages.His novel “En Komikers Uppväxt” (A Comedian […]
Chalkboard Quotation #3 – Werner Herzog on the creative struggle
Today on the chalkboard I am pondering the words of the great German film director Werner Herzog, and his metaphorical description of carrying a great weight with you (be it your dreams, your identity, your creative impulses). If you havent seen his film Fitzcarraldo, where he literally pulls a boat over a mountain, then do […]
What’s stopping you from creating?
I love these bold, brilliant posters that adorn the walls of Facebook Meta and ask a terrific question, that applies to creative work just as readily as it does to life choices.
A poem about Robert De Niro
imagine if De Niro was 007 how brilliant that would be “the name is Bond, James Bond, you talkin’ to me?”
A Bob Dylan poem
I recently renovated my office at home and put up my treasured Bob Dylan poster on the wall. Not only is Bob Dylan an artistic hero of mine, he also plays a huge role for me in learning about the craft of great writing. As for the poster; the story of how I acquired it […]
Stephen King on Writing
As a writer, I am always trying to improve and learn more about the craft. Even though I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan of Stephen King’s novels, I have nevertheless found myself returning many times to the nuggets of wisdom in his book “On Writing”. So many small lessons I have used time and […]
Chalkboard Quote #2 – James Joyce on the magic of mistakes
James Joyce today on the chalkboard. A reminder that mistakes or happy accidents are the source of great creative breakthroughs.
