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Tag Archives: Experiments Societal
Kickstarting the Kickstarter (which just brings to mind Firestarter)
which is a song and a video I am not going to link to here. Instead, I will link to this: The Postcard Story. It’s a combination (pizza hut/taco bell) photography and fiction project that my friend Ashley MacLean and … Continue reading
Politics vs. Art: Lemony Occupies Wall Street
I know very little about the Occupy Wall Street movement, and for this I feel guilty. What I know is that it’s a non-violent protest movement addressing (in part, at least) the vast inequalities between the rich and the poor … Continue reading
Posted in Living, Writing
Tagged Experiments Societal, Lemony Snicket, The Ugly American
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What has really been annoying me in advertising
Dear Poets & Writers, Please stop pretending that we’re friends. Please stop pretending that what we shared that one time late at night at our mutual friend’s party was anything other than a drunken hook-up. You know it, I know … Continue reading
Confessions of a Letter Writer
Dear Everyone, I really love writing letters. I say this even though, for the most part, I type them and, for the most part, I’ve written very few letters over the years. Last year, for example, I wrote twenty-nine. Which, … Continue reading
Posted in Living, Writing
Tagged An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, Experiments Societal, Writing
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In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time
What happened was this: A person leaving the bar from point A (the bar’s parking lot) wanted to get to point B (the street directly across from the bar’s parking lot) by crossing Line C (Westheimer, a busy road). They … Continue reading
Posted in Living
Tagged Experiments in Person, Experiments Societal, The Ugly American, This is Not Acting
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On Celebrity
I don’t see much in the way of fame working at Poison Girl. At one point, the bar was lauded for being the place where all the local rock stars hang out. I guess that was true (and still might … Continue reading
On Returning to the Future
As you well know (and you know you do) I am in love with form. Maybe not form in everything, but form in art. I’m especially in love with it because I it aids in my creative process. If I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged Blogging Blogs, Experiments Ocular, Experiments Societal, Irina Werning
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On the Inability of Convincing Anyone of Anything
Dear Angry Philosopher: Can you convince anyone of anything? Troubled in Toledo Dear Troubled: NO! *** Dear Angry Philosopher: Can you convince someone of something? Bedazzled in Brownsville Dear Bedazzled: Sometimes. I suppose. What is it exactly that you want … Continue reading
On the Benefits of Writing Groups
Or: How I Wish I Could’ve Come Up With a Snazzier Title But this post isn’t really about entertainment, but functionality. What does a writing group do for you? What is it doing for me? How is it different from … Continue reading