Dec, 2009 (2009-12-25 23:07)
It’s been a while since I’ve been inpired to express creativity in any visual medium. I tried my hand at it today in photoshop, and what you see below is the product of that day.
Those deep, philosophical places in the back of my mind are awed by this–the infinite wellspring of the mind; the baffling power of creativity that draws on God-knows-what to enable us to create such amazing things from nothing; the creative skill that is like an unseen puppet master taking hold and leading every stroke of the brush.
Creativity is to the artist, like water to fish and air to birds: A constant mystery.
Dec, 2009 (2009-12-19 09:14)
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
, is a story of a journey through a world where no hope remains. It’s set in a postapocalyptic world, but is by no means science fiction or at all unbelievable. I have to say, it’s honestly the most believable future I’ve ever read. This is my first book by Cormac McCarthy, and as the blurb on the inside of the jacket says, he literally pulls me through the story unable to put it down, as if by reading I’m keeping the characters alive.
If I had a complaint for this novel, it would be that in the end, I almost felt cheated. Almost. The book was so good, but has none of the classic climax and surreal action I come to expect in fiction. But, in its realism, it is so true to the characters and world, that everything feels impossibly vulnerable–nothing more than a candle in a wind storm, refusing to be snuffed out by nothing more than some indomitable will and obstinate refusal to accept the truth of the situation. It is also a poignant story of a father and son’s love and how that keeps them going, day after day, in spite of a world that will stop at nothing to see them give up.
Wulf Rating: 
Dec, 2009 (2009-12-18 05:28)
Time for a little goal review and setting. Yarr.
November Recap
Two Poems: I wrote four; one of which is being considered for an art contest; goal achieved
Twinergy/Other: I wrote almost 60,000 on Nightshroud, a RHUNE novel.
Total words: 59,800
All-in-all a successful month! Phew! Don’t get many of those : (
December Preview
Book Reviews: I’ll do at least two this month.
Poetry: I’m going to revise and ship off two poems to an art contest at the college.
Writing: I plan to fix the plot for Twinergy this month, so I can get this book back on track.
Okay, start the cheering and the shin kicking!
Those deep, philosophical places in the back of my mind are awed by this–the infinite wellspring of the mind; the baffling power of creativity that draws on God-knows-what to enable us to create such amazing things from nothing; the creative skill that is like an unseen puppet master taking hold and leading every stroke of the brush.