A Bit of This ‘n That and Sex too
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Okay, I lied. Nothing about sex, but I did get your attention…
The next round of posts in the Writing Spaces series will start next Monday. I think this go ’round there will be the one post per week. Give people a chance to enjoy them and not miss any. So, Monday morning a new post with a variety of writers and I may mix in an artist or three just for fun. All for the forseeabe future, so enjoy. I know the first few posts I’ve already received are wonderful. I can’t wait to share them with you and am so very grateful for the writers who’ve graciously shared their writing spaces with us. Just in case you missed anyone the first time around, you can check here for the list and links.
Also, this year I’m changing up my Twitter AVI every week or so. Just for the heck of it and to showcase some of the albums I enjoy listening to and actually own. The list of album covers used so far is here, along with links that will allow you to learn more if you’re so inclined. Which I hope you will be. The list will be added to as time goes by, so check it often or whenever you feel so inclided.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Three Thoughts for Saturday 2/4/12
- There is something comforting in an unopened package of pencils.
- Groundhog’s Day is so silly we feel compelled to repeat it every year.
- Being kind is its own reward.
Have a good week and thanks for reading!
Written Receipts or Bills of Sale
Sometimes you come across an idea that is so good you wonder why you didn’t think of it yourself. Other times, you stumble across an idea that is so mindblowingly cool, you totally get why you didn’t think of it yourself. So, you do the next best thing. You steal it.
Which, sad to say, I am doing. However, I got the originators blessing so it’s not stealing. It’s creative appropriation and….okay, it’s stealing.
The idea that is being repurposed (one does not recycle electrons on the internet…I’m not sure of the physics, but I’m pretty certain about this) stems from the brilliant and creative mind of Michael Douglas Jones. During January, I participated in A River of Stones. I actually managed to post a Small Stone almost every day. I started it last year, and bailed. This year, I kept at it. I ended up writing down far more Small Stones than I posted, which is not a bad thing…but I ramble.
Mr. Jones, a wonderful artist and talented writer also participated. He wrote on his blog that he would be
“writing small stones; short, simple, written receipts for paid attention.”
I loved this way of expressing it. I still do. I thought then and now it is a simple, eloquent way of expressing what writing Small Stones is all about. So, being the resolute guy that I am, I communicated with Michael and obtained not only his permission to use this description, but his encouragement as well. For that, I am humbled and quite grateful. He was and remains quite supportive of the works of others.
So, what to do? How to take this fabulous idea and run with it? I gave it some thought and elected to start a blog called “Bills of Sale. Written Receipts for Attention Paid.” So, I bought the domain name www.billsofsale.org and installed WordPress and then asked my friend Tracy Mangold to help me gin up a blog design for said blog. I told her what I had in mind, and by golly I was and am incredibly impressed with her efforts. It’s beautiful.
So, I shall be continuing along with the Small Stones and posting them at “Bills of Sale” You can subscribe and receive an email with each post if you wish as well (heck, you can do that here as well!). Thanks to Tracy for such a beautiful place to share my little scribbles and to Michael for the idea and blessing.
Three Thoughts for Saturday 1/28/12
- I recently told a young girl not to accept any wooden nickels. She had no idea what I was talking about.
- No matter how often there is one, a blue sky out of my window first thing in the morning makes me pause and smile.
- Cold pizza for breakfast is a wonderful thing.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
More Writing Spaces Posts on the Horizon
Late last summer, a series of writers of all stripes contributed Guest Posts about their writing spaces. The posts were as varied as the people writing them and that’s what made it so wonderful. I had plans on making it a semi-regular series but life intervened. However, I am thrilled to say that I’ve asked a few people to add to the series which now has its own page (tab is up there, on the far right) where you can see who has already joined in the fun.
Stay tuned as I am excited about the writers who will be adding to the series.
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My Book ‘Tender Mercies’
