She didn’t see him as he approached her. She was so lost in conversation with friends that she was completely unaware that she had somehow caught the attention of the man who would soon change her life forever. Perhaps it was just the way she moved when she spoke, or perhaps it was the tone […]
Censorship and the Artist [2008]
OK, this is actually going to be a rant. I am so sick of artists [all of them, music, art, film, etc] having to apologize because they cross some imaginary line. Yes, yes, I know they in fact do cross lines, but that’s what art is supposed to do, just in case you didn’t know. […]
Dancing in the Dark [2006]
I sit sometimes in the dark and wonder why I see things the way I do. Why I can see another’s point of view so clearly. Why I can sit and peacefully accept. The answers don’t always come to me. Sometimes the only thing I hear is a wave of emotions that speak to me […]
The Art of Communication [2004]
Communication is an art form if the truth is spoken and a weapon of mass destruction if lies are created. Note I said “lies are created”. You don’t have to tell an outright lie for a deception to be perpetrated. It’s an interesting side effect of less than truthful communication, but I digress, I want […]
The Mirror [2004]
She slowly stepped out of the shower, pausing a moment to try and compose herself, then shaking her long wet hair in an attempt to purge the thoughts from her mind. Thinking to herself, only half jokingly, “Maybe if I shake my head hard enough… it’ll all go away”. She reached for the towel on […]
The Art of Waiting [2013]
I have always had an enormous amount of patience. Astrologically, that’s an anomaly because I’m an Aries, and Aries are noted for being the most impatient of all the signs. I suppose my natal chart does offer a lot of explanations for my patience, but it’s too long and involved an explanation to go into […]