In response to the blog post Thirteen Reasons Why Challenge, in which proposes posting 13 reasons why you are happy with your life, I am going to give it a shot. I can’t in good conscience label it as 13 reasons why I’m happy, so I will instead call it… Continue reading
Lists
My contributions to the culture, 2016
2016 ended up being a difficult year: work that didn’t materialize, illness, car problems, and the death of Lucy, the world’s greatest alarm cat. And that’s just in my little world.
So, I figure I need to step back for a moment and reflect on the things I was able to accomplish: Continue reading
Updated project list, 2004–present
Here is the list of my creative projects from 2004 to the present; all bear the art (sometimes ART) prefix: Continue reading
Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette: For Everybody
I go to a lot of poetry readings. I have noticed a lot of things, good and bad, that affect how a given reading will go. On one occasion, where another poet’s lack of consideration effectively ate up a good chunk of what would have been my reading time, I got so frustrated that I made up a list.
Now that enough time has passed that I can address this calmly and rationally, I will now continue with my rules of poetry reading etiquette—this last set being a few general rules for everybody. Continue reading
Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette: For Audiences
I go to a lot of poetry readings. I have noticed a lot of things, good and bad, that affect how a given reading will go. On one occasion, where another poet’s lack of consideration effectively ate up a good chunk of what would have been my reading time, I got so frustrated that I made up a list.
Now that enough time has passed that I can address this calmly and rationally, I will now continue with my rules of poetry reading etiquette—this time with the rules for audiences. Continue reading
Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette: For Hosts
I go to a lot of poetry readings. I have noticed a lot of things, good and bad, that affect how a given reading will go. On one occasion, where another poet’s lack of consideration effectively ate up a good chunk of what would have been my reading time, I got so frustrated that I made up a list.
Now that enough time has passed that I can address this calmly and rationally, I will now continue with my rules of poetry reading etiquette—this time with the rules for hosts. Continue reading
Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette: For Poets
I go to a lot of poetry readings. I have noticed a lot of things, good and bad, that affect how a given reading will go. On one occasion, where another poet’s lack of consideration effectively ate up a good chunk of what would have been my reading time, I got so frustrated that I made up a list.
Now that enough time has passed that I can address this calmly and rationally, I will now present my rules of poetry reading etiquette—starting with the rules for poets. Continue reading
Attempted project list, 2004–present
Here is the list of my creative projects from 2004 to the present; all bear the art (sometimes ART) prefix: Continue reading
Still happening
Greetings and Salutations one and all!
My car—variously known as Spot, Otto, Stella, and simply The Beast—is still grounded after it started having alternator/generator problems last Friday, so I need to get it fixed. So, I have discounted all my e-books on Smashwords to $1.99 each (that’s 50% off, in most cases—and your choice of ePub or Kindle formats) until June 30th. The coupon codes and handy-dandy links appear below. Thank you for your support! Continue reading
How do we eliminate hate? A partial list
On one of my social media accounts, someone responded to a re-post of my poem “I have questions” by asking, “how do we eliminate hate?”
My response:
Ordinary Average Thoughts 