Mental Fog and Lost Desires

Mental Fog and Lost Desires The great thing about real fog—the misty, creeping stuff—is that you tend to know it’s there. You look out the window in the morning or descend a road into some rolling country valley and you know that you must treat the world, the outside,...

Distraction Daisies (it’s a thing now)

Distraction Daisies (it’s a thing now) Look, there is this life. And to fill in the vast interminableness of a space quite truly fleeting, we pepper it generously with “shoulds” and “should-nots”. I should do this, because that, et cetera, et cetera. Between the...

Writer’s Update: Ignoring the Universe’s Way

Writer’s Update: Ignoring the Universe’s Way As I settled into my Santa Fe home for winter writing exile (in the best way), it is so my life that after only four days I’m called back to Hollywood. Fundraising videos must be shot (I gotta pay for my book,...

Say No: The Distracted Creative and…LOVE!

Say No: The Distracted Creative and…LOVE! Here’s a thought. Maybe you’ve had it before? Love is distracting. Ughhh, I don’t [necessarily] want to write about love stuff, but yes, it relates to creativity. So don’t freak out. The fact is that when work...