by Loren Mayshark | Jan 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Poetry has been a part of my life most of the way. While working on Subterranean Mixtape, I exhumed some of my earliest poems, and it has been a trip looking back at them. Here is one poem that I wrote in seventh grade: See Me As I Am Paint me red, Paint me...
by Loren Mayshark | Dec 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
The remake of Blade Runner, which is loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? reminds us of the man’s brilliance. Moreover, it is astounding the prescience of a man who initially set his novel in 2021 (it was written in 1968) to...
by Loren Mayshark | Dec 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hey there, fellow book enthusiasts! It’s been a literary rollercoaster, and today, I reflect on 2023 and I want to share the best books I’ve read. These are the ones that have kept me up at night, fueled my imagination, and made this past year an unforgettable...
by Loren Mayshark | May 18, 2022 | Uncategorized, Writing
Every writer seems to be on a journey and perhaps like life itself, no journey is exactly the same. My journey began far before I was ever aware that I would become a writer. I have always had a fondness for language, a propensity to play with words, and a nearly...
by Loren Mayshark | Jan 27, 2021 | creativity
There are all types of lights and shadows in our lives. As I mentioned in my last newsletter, there is an actual physical light and shadow sequence that affects our lives. The warmth of the sun and protection of darkness can change our moods. Extended times of...
