Certainless

Seven years ago I set a daily goal of 1,000 words. I was reading a Stephen King book (On Writing) and he suggested 2,000 words seven days a week as a writing habit, something he's done for many years. He offered an out, half of his

Remember anew

I forget a lot. In fact, I’ve written about this on numerous occasions. Watching my son learn to play the guitar today, I was struck by the joy of a great memory, a mind that can attune to something, learn it in a short period, and hold the ideas

Parental glitches

As a small child, I thought all my friends had the cool parents. I saw them in the highlights, when things went well, in the happy moments. My own parents lived with me through it all, good and bad, and it was easy to pick apart the negative. I was

Everyone's spark

Every human being has a spark inside of them. A something special that makes them who they are. That spark defines them, drives them, encourages them to entertain curiosity, be creative, seek community with others. And we're each special in a way that is uniquely beautiful to each

Lost in worlds

I have a few recurring topics. Give it enough time and I'll return to one months or years later. Part of this is from the joy of appreciating ideas more deeply, and part of it is due to a shoddy memory. Maybe at some point I'll

A better sketching app for iPad

I'm excited about the iPhone Duo. Not least of all because it will finally enable the dream I've had for years—to be able to easily carry around a device for digital annotations at a moment's notice. I've tried this with the

Why we create

Artists are drawn to make, to create, to envision something from nothing (or something from another thing). Some do it for the joy of the experience, for the reward of the results, for the change it brings to the viewer. In a world where ChatGPT and Claude and others can

Seasonality

It's beginning. Each year it kind of sneaks up on me, the gradual temperature adjustments from summer to fall. I really start to notice it in the changing of the plant life on my daily runs through the woods. A few curled leaves, browning on the edges. The

iPhone Duo thoughts

I've tried not to make this a breaking-news, tech-style blog. That's more what Krehin is for, something I'm testing in contrast to short-form posting on social media. But yesterday was a big day. I've long written about my love

Holding your thoughts

I've long struggled to keep ideas floating in my head without interruption. I'll be thinking through a concept, trying to figure it out, then something floats in. It might be an outside force, someone needing to talk to me, a Slack message, an email, a fly

Try harder

That's the message I've heard many times throughout my life. Often from well-meaning folks. They imagine that life will blossom and magic happens through sheer force of effort. It's also a message I've been guilty of promoting, of repeating things I&

Running thoughts

I don't know how to meditate. I've tried. I've followed guidelines, read about it, listened to advice from others, and every time I take a stab at it I just feel like I'm failing. Maybe that's the whole point, and