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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Short Ramblings on the Subject of Halloween
So, tonight is Halloween. I find this holiday to be among the stranger of holidays. It is a night when we become impostors and extort candy from our neighbors in an oddly playful way. The American tradition comes from a … Continue reading
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The Next Step
As my writing as progressed, I’ve become more and more ready for the next step in improving my own writing ability. The problem is that I’m unsure as to what the next step could be. If I lived somewhere slightly … Continue reading
When No One Else Is There
I think many of us find our art or craft as a sort of companion, a friend to whom we can retreat when the world is too harsh or too empty. Therein is one of reasons for the intense distress … Continue reading
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Grasping at Ideas
How I generally write this blog is by encountering something during my day mulling it over in my head and then writing down some brief thoughts on the subject. The problem is that today I know I had something to … Continue reading
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Doing Something I Don’t Hate
I realize that a great deal of a young person’s life is finding a tolerable vocation. Not enjoyable, stimulating, or meaningful, but tolerable. Therein, I think lies a danger, for what becomes tolerable, becomes routine, and then becomes one’s life. … Continue reading
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Appreciating Different Forms
Recently my parents have bought my sister and I member passes to the Denver Art Museum. I find it such a treat to get to visit such a place for free and gaze upon artistic works, some of which date … Continue reading
Troubles With Diverse Interests
Most of the popular bloggers I know seem to have a very refined message or theme (i.e. unschooling, writing, or entrepreneurship) and one issue I have run into with this blog is that my life is not 100% dedicated to … Continue reading
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The Joy of Play
One of the reasons I enjoy writing is because it is a way in which I can still play make-believe. I can build worlds in the sandbox of my head and then share them with people. I think an important … Continue reading
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