Analysis of P. aeruginosa
I wanna write a poem. But I want it to say what you’re thinking. I wanna patch up the holes when your boat starts sinking. I wanna write that ‘one of a kind’ poem, that ‘free your mind’ poem, that ‘I like how you made that rhyme’ poem, that ‘I like that last line’ poem, that ‘Can I hear that one more time? (That is, if you don’t mind.)’ poem. I wan
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When we sing in the shower, we hardly expect applause. In fact, that would be awfully weird.
But online, when just about anyone might be clicking, watching or sharing, it’s disappointing to put your work into the world and hear nothing.
Nothing but a black hole that absorbs your best work and reflects nothing back.
And if that happens again and again,... See more
But online, when just about anyone might be clicking, watching or sharing, it’s disappointing to put your work into the world and hear nothing.
Nothing but a black hole that absorbs your best work and reflects nothing back.
And if that happens again and again,... See more
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A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
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Even as a kid, I always wanted the most words to rhyme. Say I saw a word like “transcendalistic tendencies.” I would write it out on a piece of paper— trans-cend-a-lis-tic ten-den-cies—and underneath I’d line a word up with each syllable: and bend all mystic sentence trees. Even if it didn’t make sense, that’s the kind of drill I would do to practi... See more
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
Austin Kleon • 3 highlights
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