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Jay McInerney: Blending Wine and Words in His Writing Career
Jay McInerney has had a successful writing career in both fiction and non-fiction. It is particularly fascinating how this celebrated novelist decided to turn to wine writing later in life. He has an interesting perspective on how wine has influenced his writing and...
Turning Pro: Overcoming Resistance and Embracing Your Passion
Sometimes when poking around a used bookstore, the right book finds its way into your hands. Recently, I found Steven Pressfield’s Turning Pro. Several people had recommended that I read his first non-fiction book, The War of Art, so when I found this I decided to...
Liberation Through Verse: How Poetry Sets You Free
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...
Philip K. Dick Meets Blade Runner 2049: A Journey into Perception and Truth
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...
My Eclectic Literary Journey: My Top Three Reads of 2023
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...
A New Piece of Fiction Published in The Plentitudes
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...
How Exploring Our Shadows Can Improve Our Lives
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...
Failure is an Opportunity on the Road to Success
“I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” ― Michael Jordan During my time on this planet, I have rarely tasted the sweet nectar of success. But I have had plenty of experience with failure. It has been this extensive experience that has...
10 Facts About Hermann Hesse to Celebrate His Birthday
Perhaps no other writer captured my imagination as much as Hermann Hesse did in my early twenties. Both my parents admired Hesse, and it was perhaps my rebellious spirit that caused me to eschew his work for so long. But reading Narcissus and Goldman got me quite...