I’ve heard many people say that they channel their grief into creativity, and as I write this blog entry, I wonder how they manage, and at what point the desire… Read More
Genre: Literary
Remind Me Again: How to Write A Short Story
Blog 11 After writing my second novel, a year and a half passed without me writing a single short story. I was busy bettering my novel skills, learning how to… Read More
My First Writing Mentor, and Making My Own Timeline
Blog # 11 I recently watched “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and there’s a beautiful moment where Mr. Rogers says to his friend, Tom Junod: “All of us have… Read More
Living Color – The Art of the Highway Men
February 4, 2021 | By Bob Devin Jones Further Down the Road Through March 28 Tampa Museum of Art Details here . . . They (the Florida Highwaymen) Al Black,… Read More
Growing Pains
Today, I turn 31. It’s weird having a birthday in a pandemic, especially when you’re single and don’t live with anyone else. Since the first lockdown we had in March,… Read More
Mentors, and Poetry That Inhales You
Blog #10 That shirt-grabbing kind of poetry that consumes you, takes your breath away, perhaps even performs surgery on you—that’s the poetry I crave, and the kind I strive… Read More
Writing Group
As a writing teacher, one of my biggest challenges is to find the time and energy to dedicate to my art, particularly in the middle of the semester, when my… Read More
Aquarius; The Philosopher
Tuesday the 19th marked the start of Aquarius season. A late January baby, I’ve lived my whole life reading Aquarius horoscopes, matching my personality traits to the standard Aquarius traits…. Read More
Darkness Then Hope
Blog# 8 On Inauguration Day Eve, I took Teddy Blue Eyes to crawl around one of his favorite parks. Teddy loves to crawl on the sidewalk path in the park…. Read More
Ways of Revising
When I’m revising, I like to revisit whatever I’m working on in a couple of different ways. I do a couple of quick passes on the computer, and a couple… Read More