Dead Plants

Dead plants. We’ve all got them in some form. Maybe yours are on the balcony like mine are or maybe yours are more personal like a person or obligation.  I’ve got those too. Most dead plants in people form take up your time when you should be doing other things like… I don’t know… finishing […]

Nobody Gives a Fuck

Have you ever heard a song that spoke to you and then learned the artists true meaning of the song… which was nothing like what you imagined? One of my favorite go to bands for inspiration is Coheed and Cambria. There’s so many songs by them that spark imagery and inspiration for me. This song, […]

Tortured Artist

The tortured artist. Am I right? What I’ve learned is that, while pain does inspire some pretty honest writing, (completely therapeutic and necessary at times), so do other things, like that weird dude at work. The things you overhear while waiting in line, that oversharing cashier. Family you can’t escape during the holidays. Or that […]

Game Changers

Ever read a game changer in book form? This is it for me. When I first started writing, I stuck to the formula of romance. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, some major event happens to keep them apart, and then they find their way back. But after reading this book years ago, something […]

Inspiring Road Blocks to the Gods

One of my favorite author discoveries in 2018 was Neil Gaiman. I knew of him but had never read anything by him. Leave it to a huge bout of writers block to open up a new discovery. Sometimes the road blocks aren’t what they seem. My most recent read was American Gods. I loved it […]