PinnedPublished inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingThe Paradox of Tolerance Playing out in AmericaHow the intolerant have taken over public lifeNov 24, 2024Nov 24, 2024
Published inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingWhy “We” Are Upset At “Their” Bad ChoicesBehavioral Economics show how belonging can make cheaters and hypocrites of us allNov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024
Published inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingCriticism Does NOT Improve PerformanceScolding after a person messes up probably is followed by improvement, but not because they got chewed outNov 28, 2024Nov 28, 2024
Art ≠ ArtifactArt is not the artifact. Art happens in the making of something. Making is in the creative act, not the artifact.Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 2024
No Feather Dusting!(and not that kind either…)There’s a lesson pounded into the heads of playwrights that authors of stories could benefit from. Playwrights are warned to avoid…Jul 26, 2024Jul 26, 2024
Published inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingThe Butterfly Effect of ArtYour job, as an artist is to create meaning, create beauty, create transformative experience. You are an agent of culture not a functionary…Jul 23, 2024Jul 23, 2024
Published inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingCreativity Is a Stance That Anyone Can TakeJul 19, 2024Jul 19, 2024
Published inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingThe Secret in the Musical ScaleThere are some natural rough spots in any endeavor, almost like it’s a law of nature and follows more or less the pattern of the musical…Mar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
Published inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingWriting, Art, and the Empty-Handed LeapIt took me so many years to learn that when I slam headfirst into the wanna-give-up-cuz-it’s-not-working wall, THAT is the beginning of…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Published inMaking Marks: Art, Writing, and BeingWillpower Is a Morning PowerWhy do so many successful writers and artists have regular morning routine? There’s a psycho-physiological reason for it. Willpower is…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
