There’s no shortage of cool, wealthy people to work with in a world abundant with opportunity, says Daniel Priestly. The serial entrepreneur, as I’ve seen, has yet to prove himself wrong. I recently got to sit down to lunch with two-time Emmy award-winning television producer Rushion McDonald who helped mastermind hit game shows like Family… Read More Flourish
1. We become what we repeat. 2. Pain + Reflection = Progress 3. Failure is the most information-rich data. (Entrepreneur Tom Bilyeu) 4. We experience life according to our beliefs. (Author Ken Honda) 5. We all fail. Failure is not a life sentence. It’s a moment. We don’t have to stay there. 6. Don’t think,… Read More Starting Over When I Should’ve Gotten There: 12 Truths
1. Thou shalt not waste readers’ time. Offer up thy readers a worthy sacrifice that they might take and leave satisfied. 2. Thou shalt honor thy muse. Be prepared in season, out of season to seize inspiration when she comes that ye might write, dance, photograph, paint thy bliss. Be not caught without thy scroll,… Read More The Ten Commandments of Blogging
A therapist once told me of a client who kept her Christmas tree up all year because it made her feel good. The woman brought to my mind Miss Haversham from Dickens’ Great Expectations who from the moment of her abandonment at the altar does the rest of her life in a wedding dress. But… Read More Great Expectations
When I was just myself, not latched onto and not stalking my own breath, I was not aware of how much I could unfold and conform the male race to my recesses… >> Read more My poems in The Writing Disorder, a literary journal that features award-winning writers, poets, and artists: Happiness Stillborn My Breasts… Read More Happiness
Being alone was one of the bitterest disappointments of my young life. People made fun of my stilted manner, my pedantic speech, and my detachment from other people. I walked through the scenes of my life like an outside observer, stepping carefully over the rubble and staying out of trouble. There was very little happiness… Read More Autistic Genius
Te amo tambien, México. Mexicano, hermano, ya eres Coreano. Pero no más tequila, por favor. Tacos Coreanos, bueno. Way to go, South Korea!
I would rather be read than seen, but delivering my poem on that stage to an audience serious about art and beauty was one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. I have watched my favorite poets online reading from their book at gatherings the way I’ve appreciated figure-skating on the Olympics channel. Very… Read More Sometimes They Love You, Sometimes They Don’t
JK, I wish I had the words and muscle to help bear your load. You have borne your distresses with such amazing grace. Caring for the elderly becomes much like the labor over young children and you are pressed on all fronts with little margin to tend to your own needs. Ariel Levy, staff writer… Read More When Life Doesn’t Cooperate
Congratulations: Your poem, Age, has earned Honorable Mention in the 2017 Steve Kowit International Poetry Contest. Your poem will be published in the next edition of the San Diego Poetry Annual, due out on March 1, 2018. A PDF of the annual will be available for free reading and downloading in February 2018 on our… Read More Age
A Holistic Journey 