Quick note: This was written and drafted on July 30th, 2020. It’s taken me this long to let go and just share this piece. Here it is: I’m lying in bed right now and I’m unable to sleep. In the morning I’ll wake up and it’ll be the last complete day I spend with my …
It’s 7am. I’m getting up. Doesn’t sound unusual. Thing is, I went down for a nap at 6pm yesterday. I was tired. Again, sounds normal and reasonable. I have long Covid. I tested positive for Covid early December 2020. I was extremely ill for 2 weeks. It’s now the middle of May 2021. I’m still …
I’m finally waking up. This past week has been full of tears. I’ve received knock backs. This isn’t new. I’ve heard “no” far more often than I’ve heard “yes”. Despite this, I’ve been unusually teary. I’ve become accustomed to shutting down my emotions this past year. My close friend and favourite artist Ty passed away …
I still buy music. I care about supporting artists. Which is why you’ll find me on Bandcamp and iTunes buying a lot of new music. Today, I picked up a couple of bits. Nah by D.Tail and Turkish Dcypha (single). We Will Rise by Blue Lab Beats (EP). D.Tail is someone I connected with on …
I’m currently re-reading “The Illusion of Money” by Kyle Cease. I highly recommend it to anyone who is trying to build a creative career in the 21st century. It’s full of wisdom and insight. While re-reading it earlier this evening I came across a passage where he says: “An architect can’t build a brand-new hotel …
I love surprises! Don’t you? I especially love it when those surprises spring from the same well. “oh baby” by LCD Soundsystem. It’s a sublime song. I spoke about the joy of hearing it for the first time in my last post. Another thing that gives me joy is storytelling. Particularly visual storytelling. Films, long …
I love surprises! Don’t you? With my head hunched down at my laptop in a trendy office I hummed “oh baby….” The sounds of hypnotic synths travelled through the room. “What song is this?” I asked my colleague. “It’s ‘oh baby’ by LCD Soundsystem” she replied. For decades I’ve struggled with dissociation*. I’ve found it …
So, I wrote my last blog post “Jump Starting a Car” hoping it’d I could bring some momentum back to this blog. I published it a few days back and shared it several days afterwards. But I wrote it back in November. I didn’t make good on the intentions I set in that post and …
So, I’ve not kept promises this year. I’ve made promises to myself and to anyone who is kind enough to check for my work. My last blog post (that wasn’t a poem), It’s Ok to Not Be Ok I broke through a creative block to talk about the difficulties I’ve faced this year. I said …
Last year I remember clearly the moment that my artistic journey hit a new stage. I wrote the poem 7 Bar Loop. I wrote this while attending a multi week workshop with Rachel Long. Rachel Long is an incredible poet and arguably the best poetry teacher I’ve ever had the privilege of studying under. She …
