…my hero

3 Comments

My wife loves to crochet, and she does it very well. She can whip up a granny square like no one’s business. But disappointed by the limitations of the single-needle craft and the tendency for crocheters to focus on quaint styles, namely things involving granny squares, she scoured the web for colonies of crafters who like her long to bring crocheting into modern times. It is while on this search that she discovered amigurumi, the Japanese art (because all crafts from Japan are art) of crocheting or knitting stuffed animals or anthropomorphic creatures that are, quite simply, adorable.

More

  • Share/Bookmark

…starting something new

1 Comment

As anyone who writes with the intent of having their work read by others, looking at a blank page can be a daunting experience. For some, like myself, getting started can be the hardest thing. Like pushing an object from rest, once it gets going momentum helps out a lot, but those first few inches can be killer.

More

  • Share/Bookmark

…The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born

9 Comments

Say what you want about Stephen King, but its hard to deny his prolificness. And while the quality of his writing, the quality of any writing, is debatable, you can’t deny the status of the Dark Tower series as epic, grand, and some of King’s finest work.

More

  • Share/Bookmark