Kurt Brindley's Blog, page 46
February 22, 2018
What do dogs dream of after the temperature drops 40 degrees in one day?
#noteveryoneismadaboutglobalwarming
February 19, 2018
Writing Advice from Questionable Characters
“Hell, man, I know very well you didn’t come to me only to want to become a writer and after all what do I really know about it except you’ve got to stick to it with all the energy of a benny* addict.” ~ Dean Moriarty from ON THE ROAD #amwriting #ofthejournals *Benzedrine, … Continue reading Writing Advice from Questionable Characters
February 17, 2018
What do you do with the scraps of wood that have been cluttering your garage for over a decade?
Well, I make me a highly unsightly yet highly functional bed desk and manuscript holder in an effort to make the sorrowful task of writing a little less sorrowful, and from which I posted this self-aggrandizing semi-selfie (it has my feet in it anyway). Anyway… Write on! #amwriting #screenplays
February 16, 2018
No Mind, No Attachment
The Mind in its dimensions is broad and great, like empty space. It has no sides or limits, it is neither square nor round, neither large nor small. It is neither blue, yellow, red, nor white; it has neither upper nor lower; it is neither long nor short. It knows neither anger nor pleasure, neither … Continue reading No Mind, No Attachment
February 14, 2018
Literary Zen IX
I would sooner a writer were vulgar than mincing; for life is vulgar, and it is life he seeks. ~ W. Somerset Maugham #ofthejournals
February 13, 2018
Maybe Elon has a point…
While I’m a big admirer of Elon Musk and all he’s been able to accomplish, I’ve always been a bit skeptical about his alarmist rhetoric regarding Artificial Intelligence’s threat to humanity, seeing it more as a means for him to groom future volunteers for a one-way ticket to a Mars colony. Not a bad strategy, … Continue reading Maybe Elon has a point…
February 12, 2018
What’s My Name, Again?
And here I thought it was going to be such a dramatic hassle to change the name of my novel from The Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor to Inside the Skin. I mean, I’ve been wanting to change it for quite a while now but kept putting it off thinking it would take a …
February 11, 2018
February 9, 2018
It is with a Heavy Heart that I Bid a Sad Adieu
I came up with the title of my novel, The Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor, early on in its development and I have grown to love it as I have any other part of my existence, such as my left pinkie finger, my crooked nose, my restless and weary soul. However, after seven years … Continue reading It is with a Heavy Heart that I Bid a Sad Adieu
February 8, 2018
An Ode to Elon
[Best when sung to the tune of “Froggy Went A Courting”] The Man on Mars ain’t lookin’ at the stars He’s thinkin’ ’bout wars And how to power cars There’s money to be made In the inter-planet trade Can’t wait to start the raid The Man on Mars ain’t thinkin’ ’bout Earth Cuz that tired … Continue reading An Ode to Elon
