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| Spreading Kindness: The Art of Creating for Yourself and Others | 27 Oct 2024 | 00:28:26 | |
This podcast episode focuses on the importance of spreading kindness in our artistic pursuits, inspired by Michael Brennan's workbook, "Make Fun a Habit." Timothy Kimo Brien emphasizes that kindness should not only be directed outward to the audience and community but also inward, towards ourselves, as a way to acknowledge our skills and passions. The episode dives into a series of reflective questions designed to help creators assess their strengths, weaknesses, and resources, ultimately highlighting the need to understand our contributions to the world. Timothy shares personal insights from his creative journey, including his experiences with poetry and music, and offers actionable items for listeners to engage in acts of kindness through their art. The conversation encourages artists to be mindful of their intentions and to cultivate relationships with their community while remaining patient and open to feedback. Making Fun A Habit Series30 days to add fun to your creative practice. I will be going through Mike Brennan's Make Fun A Habit workbook and help you make fun a habit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on my other podcast Find A Podcast About and talking about his podcast Creative Chats. This workbook leads you through steps to rekindle the fun in your life and get you into a space where you are your most creative. This is a 30-day book and I will tackle each day as if it were a week and provide insights on how to use his ideas in your creative practice. Each chapter is broken up with a short story, questions to ponder, action items, and tips. AssignmentQuestions
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| Behind the Mic: Listener Love and Upcoming Creative Endeavors | 20 Oct 2024 | 00:20:55 | |
Create Art Podcast: Listener Reviews and Upcoming Events Welcome to a special edition of the Create Art Podcast, where we delve into listener reviews and upcoming projects that are stirring excitement. My name is Timothy Kimo Brien, your host, and I'm thrilled to share some heartfelt interactions and future plans with you. As fall graces us here in Fredericksburg, Virginia, bringing its pumpkins, leaves, and crisp weather, it feels like the perfect time to pause and reflect on what we've accomplished together. Listener Reviews and AcknowledgmentsOne of the highlights of this podcast journey has been the incredible feedback from listeners and collaborators. Recently, I received a touching message from a long-term listener and fellow collaborator, York Campbell, who runs the Welcome to Earth Stories podcast. York shared his thoughts on my episode about harnessing negativity for creativity, expressing how it resonated deeply with him. Feedback like this reminds me why sincerity and honesty are at the heart of this show. Additionally, I took the opportunity to share reviews from various guests who have graced the podcast. Dr. Joshua Karbala praised the engaging and comfortable environment we've created here, while Shabana highlighted the inspiration she found in our conversations. It's words like these that affirm the connections and impact we are making. Looking forward, there are some exciting events and personal milestones on the horizon. I am participating in personal training for my health, tackling hypertension and diabetes, and have found great solace and balance through a 90-day meditation challenge led by Yogi Brian. This practice has brought calmness and clarity, reinforcing my belief in the power of meditation to aid personal development. In terms of creative projects, November brings National Novel Writing Month, during which I'll be finishing a novel that I started years ago. I also plan on compiling a poetry book comprising five years of poems from NaPoWriMo. On the visual arts front, I'm working on a collage of show art and aspiring to host an exhibition of my string paintings. I've recently launched TKB Podcast Studio, my podcast consulting agency, already gaining traction with my first client. If you're looking to start your own podcast, I'm here to help you cut through the noise. Furthermore, I'm exploring affiliate partnerships with services like Podcast Beacon, Podmatch, and Pod Page — all of which have significantly enhanced my podcasting experience. The interactions and experiences shared in this post highlight the power of art to connect and inspire. Whether through personal transformation or creative endeavors, every step is about expressing and sharing our journey. I hope you find encouragement in these stories to tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. If this resonates with you, share this post with friends and let them discover the stories and possibilities that creative involvement can unlock. Remember, as we move forward, keep showing your work, whether it’s writing, music, or podcasting. Encourage yourself and others, and let your art be a testament to your journey and growth. Thank you for joining me in this reflection and for being a part of this creative community. Feel free to reach out at Timothy at createartpodcast.com. Together, let’s continue to pave the way for art and inspiration. Links
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If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you. Takeaways:
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| Commentary Using Improv | 30 Jun 2024 | 00:21:22 | |
Making Fun A Habit Series 30 days to add fun into your creative practice. I will be going through Mike Brennan's Make Fun A Habit workbook and help you make fun a habit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on my other podcast Find A Podcast About and talking about his podcast Creative Chats. This workbook leads you through steps to rekindle the fun in your life and get you in a space where you are your most creative. This is a 30 day book and I will be tackling each day as if it were a week and providing you insights on how you can use his ideas in your creative practice. Each chapter is broken up with a short story, questions to ponder, action items and tips. Yes, AndDoing improv is not about being funny, its about taking what your scene partner gives you and running with it. Improv doesn't just happen on the stage, it happens when two or more people get together and trust each other enough that they can go along with whatever the other person gives them. Yes it can be funny and usually is when professionals do improv, but they have taken the time to get to know each other in order to know what the next person will do. Life doesn't have a script, neither should your art. Question to ponder
Action item: Learn some improv exercises such as Yes And, One word at a time, Scene swap, hot potato Tips:
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If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt April 25, 2023 | 25 Apr 2023 | 00:06:45 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Today’s prompt challenges you to also write a love poem, one that names at least one flower, contains one parenthetical statement, and in which at least some lines break in unusual places.
Giving Love Another Try
25 April 2023
I wasn’t content
With being
Alone
But I wasn’t interested
In sharing
Everything
I wasn’t content
With the
Life
But I wasn’t interested
In starting
Over
I wasn’t content
With the
Past
But I wasn’t interested
In rehashing
Us
I wasn’t content
With the
Situation
But I wasn’t interested
In developing
Feelings
(I found contentment in your eyes, I found interest in your smile I found tulips where you walked))
You didn’t want
Just another
Body
But you did
Try to
Love
You didn’t want
This to
Fail
But you did
Rely on
Defenses
You didn’t want
Me to
Escape
But you did
Honor my
Freedom
(You found where I hid my heart, You found a way to trust me You found daisies to put everywhere)
We weren’t sure
About our
Compatibility
But we tried
To make
It
We weren’t sure
About being
Dependent
But we tried
With open
Minds
We weren’t sure
About our
Lasting
But we tried
And are
Trying
(We were met with scoffs, We sometimes scoffed at ourselves we planted a family)
We weren’t sure but we tried
You didn’t want but you did
I wasn’t content but I wasn’t interested
(And so far, it’s the journey
That we needed to be on
Together) Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt for April 24, 2023 | 24 Apr 2023 | 00:07:35 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the form of a review. But not a review of a book or a movie of a restaurant. Instead, I challenge you to write a poetic review of something that isn’t normally reviewed. For example, your mother-in-law, the moon, or the year you were ten years old.
2 Stars
24 April 2023
Not a big fan of 2020
I rated that year at zero stars
If I could have, I would have gone into the negative numbers
but your system doesn’t allow for that
Someone is upper management needs to know what happened
I usually like to give years the benefit of the doubt
And think about them from a different perspective
But 2020 was worse than 2016
And that is saying something
So I decided that maybe I was being a bit harsh
And I gave 2020 1 star in 2021
There were a lot of lessons learned in that year
Things seemed to be getting better
I could find toilet paper everywhere I went
I am talking 2 ply
And the ads for bidets didn’t interest me anymore
Kids were back in school
The talk of mass extinction was quashed
And except for that one day in January
Things were okay, not normal but okay
In 2022 I kept my 1-star rating of 2020
Because it seems we still haven’t learned the lessons
We needed to learn to prevent another 2020 from happening
And we were 2 years out
I mean come on folks
I know some of our family trees don’t fork
But at least lets really look at what happened
And not do the same shit all over again
At some points it looked like we were going to go back
And then I would have had to go back down to zero stars
So here we are in 2023
I have to say I am not recommending 2020 under any circumstances
However, I am raising my rating to 2 stars
We got through it, and we are here right now
A bit smarter
A bit larger
And all in the comfort of our homes
If we are lucky enough to be able to have a stay-at-home job
We praised the essential workers
Until the next headline came by
We praised some of our elected officials
Until they were found making backdoor deals as usual
Some of us have even found our true calling
And left the world of bosses behind
I don’t plan on shopping here for future years
Nor can I recommend shopping here for the future
Look what we are leaving the young with
The four horsemen on red bull and bottom shelf vodka
I won’t be here for the hangover that’s coming Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt for April 19, 2023 | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:06:50 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Now, cast your mind back to your own childhood and write a poem about something that scared you – or was used to scare you – and which still haunts you (if only a little bit) today.
Summer Nightmare
19 April 2023
The heat had settled in for the season
We were sweltering although the sun had gone down hours ago
When building the house
It was decided not to have central air or a basement
Our neighborhood was rumored to have been built on a gravesite
For the indigenous population
It was the type of rumor to keep kids in at night
But some rumors need to be heeded
It was another night of sweating
With the hum of fans that put us to sleep
I knew I was dreaming
Only to wake up to the sound of a broken window
I peered over to my window
The drapes were opened when they should have been shut
And a figure was standing outside
Readying what appeared to be a bow and arrow
I heard a swoosh and then a thud in the wall
Right above my stomach
And then I sprang up
Breaking the shaft of the arrow
And ran to my parents' room
I forgot about the fan in my startled state
And ran right through the fan
Slicing up my knee and leg
Waking my father who took me to the bathroom
We cleaned off the blood in the tub
And I frantically told him what happened
I had awakened everyone in the house
As we turned on the light in my bedroom
We found the window intact
The drapes pulled back
But no broken shaft
Just two arrowheads lodged into the wall
Right above where I slept
My father thought I had planted the arrowheads
As one could find them easily in our neighborhood
And decided to yell at me for breaking his sleep
Telling me this was all in my wild imagination
When we moved away years later
The arrowheads I recovered from that night
Were lost in the move
But I still can feel the figure pursuing me
And I always make sure the drapes are closed Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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Special Message If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. . You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt for April 18, 2023 | 18 Apr 2023 | 00:06:55 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Cafeteria: Create a poem inspired by the people who might be eating lunch in a cafeteria at school or at a hospital.
Chicken Enchilada
17 April 2023
I was back in Illinois
Not my hometown or the city I adopted
But a small-town dependent on the base
I had just puddle-jumped from St. Louis
When in processing was done
And I had raised my hand when asked
Who was a musician
I was whisked away to a special squadron
A small group of us who raised our hands
Stood in the day room of the squadron
We were given rooms
And a tour of our new temporary home
We were told to drop off our luggage
And return later that afternoon
So, we all silently went to our rooms
I knew at that time to pack lightly
To tread lightly on this Earth
And as I opened the door to my new home
My new roommate was not there
Heading back down to the dining facility
I wanted to have a few moments of solitude
I’d just spent 6 weeks living with 50 other soon-to-be men
And my sociability jar had been exhausted
Working my way through the food line
Looking over my shoulder
Waiting for a training instructor to slip in behind me
And scare the shit out of me
My head was on a swivel
I grabbed the bare essentials for lunch
Not wanting to draw attention to myself
I crawled into an empty booth
Breathed deeply and went to work on the food
I tasted my food
It had been weeks of rushing to shove groceries down my throat
But now I had nowhere to be, no one to answer to for a few minutes
I savored each bite
It was at that time I was overcome with a feeling of certitude
I felt that the decision was right
It had been one of the first times I felt this way
And the food cemented my feeling
I am not sure how long I sat alone in that booth
Others came and went without much fanfare
My comrades in basic training found me
And we all sat quietly
Deep in thought
Living like the kings we told ourselves we were Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt April 17, 2023 | 17 Apr 2023 | 00:07:10 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Signs of the Times: How has a place you are familiar with changed over the past 10 years?
Pacifying Uptown
14 April 2023
I lived in this neighborhood for a year or so
Top floor, facing south, seeing Wrigley Field from a distance
Two blocks from the Green Mill
And the Red Line El
Someone in the neighborhood had rescue greyhounds
They would walk them around
Stop for coffee and water at the local Starbucks
The one that had a drive by when I was with my girl at the time
A great Mexican restaurant that was open late
Due to all the bars in the area
Grabbing my first real horchata
And just steps from Montrose Beach
But I moved away
To be with my wife
To start a new life
But I can’t let go of the place
So I signed up for the Uptown Facebook group
And I get notifications daily
The Uptown Theater that had been closed for decades
Being revamped and reopened
Meaning that the bookstore next door
Had to clean up its act or move out
That bookstore stank of cigarettes and cat piss
Is no longer there
Not able to get enough Chantix to quit their habit
Not able to keep up with the bigger bookstores
That closed down before I left
I miss this place
Even though I wasn’t there that long
Moving through the crowds
And having my doc just a few blocks away
Having my dentist who played the rat Packs greatest hits
And picked up conversations started months in-between visits
I didn’t have to drive anywhere
Even to get groceries
Jewel, pronounced with an S at the end
Again, was mere steps away
But now they have changed the feeling
They have changed the stores
The rents have gone through the roof
Now there is no one there I know
The shops don’t have the same feel
Even the thugs that did the drive by have moved away to the burbs
I’d never move my family back there
It would be cost prohibitive
It would be safer than when I lived there
But it isn’t the same space
It isn’t as special as it used to be
Its tame and expensive
And the reason why I lived there
Was not for safety, was not for being tame
I wanted to have excitement
I wanted to have stories to tell
I wanted different things than I do now Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt for April 16, 2023 | 16 Apr 2023 | 00:07:20 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
First Car: Write an ode to your first car
Old Baby Blue
13 April 2023
You did run like a scolded dawg
That Marine was right
To think I could have purchased my mid-life crisis car with busted rings
For the same price as you
I wouldn’t have been able to sleep in that car
Nor could I fall asleep at the wheel
And safely get through Bloomington Illinois
Changing highways in the middle of the night
The stereo system I bought for you
Cost more than what you were worth
And you reminded me when it rained
And the DIY sunroof flooded and collected fish
I drove you to escape from where I was
I drove you to Texas to escape where I came from
I drove you until something flashier caught my eye
And then I sold you for a motorcycle
Because I had only crashed 2 other motorcycles in my life
So that seemed like a fair trade
You never started up again
When all the paperwork was done
And your new owner took possession
You refused to be traded away
And as I crashed another motorcycle
There you stood stoically in the parking lot
Reminding me that I would still have transportation
Hoping I would come to my senses and take you back
But no, I was young back then
And flashy new things, which was everything
Took my attention away from you
And I bought a shiny new red compact car
It looked like a clown car when I stepped out of it
And that car drove me away from Texas
From you
From the memories we made
Sometimes I seek out your relatives
I look at what others have done with your kind
And I miss our days together
You were protecting me
Me fixing another alternator for you
Changing your oil from inside the cab
Hearing that 302 engine roar
Wishing it was in a Mustang
But was resigned to hauling around my possessions
You were my first old baby blue
And I’ll never forget your shag carpet interior,
your tinted moon windows
The swiveling captain chairs
And the fish tank turned sunroof Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt for April 15, 2023 | 15 Apr 2023 | 00:07:14 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Fast Food: Write a poem about fast food restaurants and experiences.
After The Casino
11 April 2023
Driving through the fog of West Virginia
Taking the backroads because my car can’t do 75
Before everyone and their brother had cell phone coverage
We both struggled to keep our eyes open
We should have probably grabbed some food on the way out of the casino
We had both won a tidy sum that paid for the trip and the rent for the next two months
We didn’t notice when we crossed back into Virginia
Because at night, most states look the same
With the last cigarette tossed out of the window
And a few hours until we arrived at home
We pulled over at a gas station and Waffle House
Conjoined at the hip
The sun was still a few hours away
We entered the gas station and purchased our brand of addiction
Relived ourselves in the grimy bathroom
And found a seat in the empty restaurant
The sounds of the bells and whistles
From the plethora of machines drowned out the waitress
And it took longer than it should have to take our order
All three of us were tired
But only 1 was being paid to be here
And it wasn’t my passenger and I
My passenger stated his order
as I was downing the first cup of coffee
Then it was my turn to interact
Mindlessly I ordered breakfast and some soup
The waitress appeared to me
Muttered crackers?
And thinking she was referring to us
Two white boys in the middle of the night
Driving a car in need of serious repair
Smelling of smoke and speaking loudly
We both broke out in laughter
The waitress asked what was so funny
I replied you called us crackers
No, crackers for your soup is what I asked
You boys look a little rough tonight how far have you got to go
We let her know and talked to her till the sun rose
We were well fed
Energized from the copious amount of coffee
Ready to take on the final leg of the journey
And to this day, when either of us hears the word crackers
We are transported to that night
Somewhere between West Virginia and home Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt for April 14, 2023 | 14 Apr 2023 | 00:07:50 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Weirder Than Fiction: Think of the most unbelievable moment in your life and write a poem about the experience.
Just Passing Through
11 April 2023
I had just got on the last bus headed for home
It was dark, and cold, and since the windows were tinted
I felt blind to the outside world
My carryon was in my lap
Turning on the overhead light
I noticed that the passenger next to me was reading
I pulled out my borrowed copy of a book
The author isn’t important
Someone I should have been enjoying
But this was not a good book to start with
When my seatmate heard my yawn for the fifth time in 10 minutes
He asked me what I was reading
When I showed him, he asked if was it my first time with this author
Yes it was and I wasn’t enjoying it at all was my response
I let him know it was a borrowed book from a friend who thought I’d dig it
But it just wasn’t working for me
The passenger opened his carryon bag
Handed me another book by the same author
Here read this, it moves faster than the one you have
I tried to politely decline since my stop was in 5 hours
If you don’t finish take it with you
You can give it to me the next time you see me
I thought this was preposterous but accepted is offer
So, I read with amazement for 5 hours until my stop
As I got up to leave, I tried to hand the book back to him
He said nope, give it to me when we see each other again
I offered to pay for the book
Again, he declined and said to give it back when we see each other
Taking the book to the place at that time I called home
My mother told me she wanted no books
From Satanists in her house
She wanted to throw it out or burn it
But I let her know it was on loan and it was expected to be returned
She said I had met a devil on the bus
I said I had met a human
Causing the trip home to be contentious
Two years later I found myself on another bus
Again, the last one out of the station
I made sure to bring the borrowed book
And just like that, he was there
I sat next to him and held out the book
He smiled and said great you are ready for book two in the series
He took the book I borrowed and replaced it with the new one
I asked when he wanted it back
He just closed his eyes and fell asleep
I haven’t been on many cross-country busses since then
But I always keep the copy he gave me in case Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt April 13, 2023 | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:06:20 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Sound of Silence: Take some inspiration from the classic Simon & Garfunkel song and describe what silence sounds like.
No Thing
10 April 2023
Laying down, ready for sleep
The fan is set for high (even in the winter)
And the music is set for introspection through jazz
Drowning out the usual high-pitched squeal that has become my swan song
I am prepared to enter the ethereal lands
Being alone with my thoughts
Is the quickest way to insanity
The voices that plagued my mother
Descend with vengeance
Ready to eliminate any respite shown me
Nightly I sonically excavate
The landscapes of my awake and sleeping mind
Reliving mistakes I have made
And paying for them dearly
In ways only my mind can torture me
One moment would be nice
To be able to turn off the thoughts and dreams
To not think, fear, be anxious
Just that total blankness of a new sheet of paper
Or an empty canvas
I do not afford myself such luxuries
But to have that one moment
Where nothing comes in or goes out
Would only fuel the idea
That my brain is flawed
That the internal demons
Who wanted to silence this voice
Have won the war against me
There will be no peace in our time Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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Special Message If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt April 11, 2023 | 11 Apr 2023 | 00:07:38 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Weirder Than Fiction: Think of the most unbelievable moment in your life and write a poem about the experience. Todays Poem
Greyhound Pimpin
5 April 2023
The cheapest way to see the country
With people, you probably will never meet again
I was on the East Coast heading out west
To the city of Sun Phoenix to visit a friend
After pushing off the homeless guys
Begging for smoke or spare change at the depot
I got into the bus where all the seats are coach
Towards the back, near the bathrooms
The slight smell of antiseptic and piss soaked into the cloth seats
We pulled out of there
Just to stop again, and again, and again
Gaining more and more people
Dropping off others
The miles crawled by
We got to Atlanta that night
Time to switch busses
Time to find my bags
And tote them over to our new driver
The same bums begging for change followed us
Like there was an ATM on board
And naturally, we were all well off
Seeing the country the cheapest way possible
There was a couple already occupying the back seats
And I sat in front of them
The smell had changed from cleaner and piss
To sweet sweet rotgut
With a hint of patolli
So, I gave them my spare pack of smokes
And at each stop, we stood off from the others
And huffed our way to bliss
The driver came to the back more than once
Complaining about the smell and noise
I could play straight easily
But they were true amateurs
By the time we got to El Paso
The cops were waiting for them
As we left the bus for another round
They were taken in
And I puffed on a smoke a stones throw away
They waved goodbye
And I said till we meet again
I got back on that bus
And changed seats
Trying to outsmart the driver
When we were stopped at the border security station
I thought they were coming for me
They pulled off a few who looked darker
Than those in the land of the free
They didn’t wave at me
And I didn’t say goodbye
They were lost in that New Mexico sky
We pulled into Phoenix
The heat was still on high
The city didn’t care if it was the middle of Fall or Summer
It was hot all the time
And there was my friend waiting in his Mercedes
The bums from Richmond and Atlanta followed us
And started to beg again
When they tried to wash his windows
He pulled out his gun
They scurried off like mice
And we headed to the nearest strip club Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter
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Special Message If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Commentary Breaking Rules | 16 Jun 2024 | 00:16:26 | |
Making Fun A Habit Series 30 days to add fun into your creative practice. I will be going through Mike Brennan's Make Fun A Habit workbook and help you make fun a habit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on my other podcast Find A Podcast About and talking about his podcast Creative Chats. This workbook leads you through steps to rekindle the fun in your life and get you in a space where you are your most creative. This is a 30 day book and I will be tackling each day as if it were a week and providing you insights on how you can use his ideas in your creative practice. Each chapter is broken up with a short story, questions to ponder, action items and tips. The #1 Rule, there are no rulesWe all have to follow some rules, whether we create them for ourselves or they are imposed on us by others. Why not make rules for yourself that clearly define what your values are and then let others know about them. They will create boundaries that others will respect. I used to be against all rules, but then I found that I could be creative within the confines of the rules and usually worked hard when they were imposed on someone else. Now I am the rule maker with my kids, it is tough, but I try to help them understand why we do what we do. Question to ponder
Action item: Write your own personal life rules Think about why they are important to you. Consider if you could make your life anything you wanted, what would it look like? Tips:
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If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt for April 10, 2023 | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:08:35 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
People You Have Known: Make each line about different people you have met but lost contact with over the years. These could be old friends, passed-on family, etc. Todays Poem
No Longer In Communication
4 April 2023
To Jeff, you were the subject of my first attempt at poetry, four-line stanzas four stanzas long, all these words on paper and electrons floating throughout the universe hold the code that is you
To Katina, working with you at the movie theater was bliss, kissing you in the back of the shop with the lights off was magical, and hearing how you kept the baby of your rapist still angers me that you had to make that choice
Mike D, your family invited this stranger in, and for years you were that little brother that became successful, except you, couldn’t put that bottle down, so I put you down, that’s the way I detach and preserve my sanity
Kelly, the eyes are what I remember the most, the drunken nights and the way you brought other men to bed have been forgotten, but as you changed your ways and became a mother, your life was taken away, and now I can only guess where to send flowers
Mr. Hoppe, that stoic man, demanding that these rednecks produce a sound that the gods recognized our importance, you left for Arizona, I wanted to go with you, and I made it out there never to find you
Gordon Odegard Director, GOD for short, your breath stank of dog shit, but you inspired this kid to believe in something greater than religion, greater than science, you made me believe I could make a difference, and ensure that the audience could see the actors eyes
Albert, you probably wouldn’t have been proud of my stereo setup, but you would be proud of the impact of my music collection on our nephew, you gave me the love of music, good music, and showed me how to sing while driving, I wanted to come to your funeral, but I was working 80 hour weeks and had no reliable transportation
Tommy, my hippie grade school pal, sneaking off to your house to listen to KISS records and play with your toys was the first time I ran away from home, your spasms and outbursts have a name now, and my daughter has them, I hope you are alive, but I am too afraid to find out
To she that cannot be named, I was in a bad spot, you took advantage of it without knowing what you were doing, I wasn’t honest with you and to this day I am still not honest with others who wonder why we don’t speak, you will probably never read this and that is fair I wasn’t ready for a one night stand nor was I ready to be the lead singer of your brother's death metal math prog band
To the Lt Col who took a long stroll off a short pier, what you inspired in me keeps fueling my work, I won’t stop until I can achieve half of what you have
To Moses, otherwise known as Mr. Heston, we don’t have latrines in the Air Force, we have full-service restrooms and please tip the towel boy on your way out, by the way, guns do kill people and your legacy is tied to the fools you would not suffer when you were alive Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter
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| Poetry Prompt April 12, 2023 | 09 Apr 2023 | 00:06:53 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Dear Reader: What audience enjoys reading the type of poetry you like to write? Craft a note to your potential audience that addresses their biggest fears, hopes, and dreams. Todays Poem
Read with Caution
8 April 2023
You who are searching for a familiar voice
You who want to laugh at me and my mishaps
You who really like how I keep it real
You have no idea who I am
I give you a peek inside
But I gotta say I cleaned up the back room
If you suddenly drop in unexpected
You'd see something completely different
You think you know my political affiliation
But guess what kiddos, I am as loyal to them
As they are to me
Being an anarchist in libertarian clothes is hard to comprehend
I used to smoke cigs
And I talked about them forever
With a cup of joe and lusting after the dark-haired barista
The only problem is I was too shy to talk to her
I used to have a drink or three
And I just got dizzy and sick
There was no pontifications
That rattled the cages
I used to get high 13 times a day
I kept count at some point, I don’t remember when
But now I can’t partake
Because I love my pension and Retirment more than Mary
I drove around the country to visit friends
Now I can’t stand to drive an hour to get to work
Traffic angers me more
Than injustice
If you knew me when I was fearless
If you knew me when I was invulnerable
If you knew me way back when
Then you know I was not any of those things
I’ve always been a teddy bear
I was the person who would be up at 3 in the morning
And you could call me and have me listen
But now, at 3 AM
I only get up to scare nightmares away Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Or Subscribe Here Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary Play | 09 Apr 2023 | 00:21:40 | |
Practice Playing
Do you remember how great it was to play after school with your friends? Let's discuss how we can incorporate play into our art. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Play
Play Definitions
Play: the conduct, course, or action of a game a particular act or maneuver in a game
recreational activity especially: the spontaneous activity of children an act, way, or manner of proceeding in the state of being active, operative, or relevant to engage in sport or recreation Play Challenge
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| Poetry Prompt April 9, 2023 | 09 Apr 2023 | 00:07:20 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Last Words: Use the last sentence from the nearest book as the inspiration for the first line of your poem.
“And indeed, as he listened to the cries of joy rising from the town, Rieux remembered that such joy is always imperiled” The Plague by Camus Todays Poem
Holding It In
3 April 2023
The ideas we don’t share
The voices running through our heads
We dare not whisper to those around us
The weight of the wrongs we have committed in the name of love
The frustration of believing the inner dictator vs the creator
The need to spill our guts
When we know it will make us feel better
But we are too worried about how those outside our brains will react
The fear that finding out our truth is not shared by any other soul
Looking foolish is not the fashion statement we want to employ
Ridicule awaits when we emotionally expose ourselves
So, we drop trow and plant our butt cheeks against the window
My firewall is struggling not to be breached
But I don’t really give a shit about your insecurities
Carrying the secrets of decades has improved my musculature
Also, it has caused microscopic cracks in all my bones
I pay the monthly garbage disposal fee
To my therapist
Hoping that no one is dumpster-diving through his notes
I have lugged all this baggage, so you don’t have to be exposed
I kept it in a lead-lined case so the radiation wouldn’t seep into your body
The glowing from within escaped out of the cracks of the case
And became my nightlight
Clutching the pain of all the years
Was the best coping mechanism as seen on TV
Being above the fray, refusing to break down
Or become flexible
Was the ideal I thought would work
Only to find it eating me up from the inside
And leaving me with few salvageable innards
My fear was that I was nothing without the pain
And I have found that the pain is what caused more pain
In this aching frame
So I release it
The torrent that has been encapsulated in my mind
It doesn’t feel better, but it feels better to feel
And finding out that is what I was craving
That is what the hole in my soul was missing
Makes it easier to move on with today
And let the past die in peace Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter
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| Poetry Prompt April 8, 2023 | 08 Apr 2023 | 00:06:06 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Last Words: Use the last sentence from the nearest book as the inspiration for the first line of your poem.
“And indeed, as he listened to the cries of joy rising from the town, Rieux remembered that such joy is always imperiled” The Plague by Camus Todays Poem
Joy is Always Imperiled
29 March 2023
Don’t live in the warm glow of love
In the past it has left by the morning
That was the way I used to be
And then fatherhood happened
The smiles and gurgling of two babies
Changed my heart
I wanted to be around for more than my ten-year plan
I was able to overlook the few faults of my lover
And she was able to overlook mine
I’ve seen fatherhood calm other men
Make them look at the long game
And forget that it’s not about them anymore
It’s about what they brought into this world
It’s about bringing a fresh mind into the collective unconsciousness Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter
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To reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.
If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt for April 7, 2023 | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:08:20 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Goodbyes: Write about a time in your life you said goodbye to someone – this could be as simple as ending a mundane phone conversation, or harder goodbyes to close friends, family members, or former partners. Todays Poem
Closed Casket
22 March 2023
I can hear you from over 20 years of you rotting in the ground
I idolized you and believed in everything you said
I was selfish, greedy, self-centered
I was a mistake; I was lucky to be alive
If I had been born earlier, I would have died in your womb
Like another child did
Or you would have aborted me
if the voices in your head told you to
#3 husband wanted to get you in the ground
So he could move onto his next 2 conquests
That person couldn’t even remember you said to have the lid closed
He has no Indigenous blood running through his veins
There was no medicine man that called me bright light
And no one dosed your coffee with PCP
The cologne that sperm donor wore, you weren’t allergic to
You just knew that he was on the prowl
And wanted him to know that you knew
So I wasn’t allowed to wear deodorant
And my sweaty pits smelled like the pot
Your oldest children smoked
When I saw you laying there with all that makeup on
I thanked the funeral director for their work
But I told him that it wasn’t you
I should have told the preacher to revoke the post humorous
Membership in their church
But I let sperm donor have his day of celebration
And just so you know
Although you probably already knew
You weren’t cold in the ground for a year
When he took his next bride
Who was so rich and smart
That he couldn’t drain her accounts
And there I was, a babbling weeping self-centered man child
Breaking down, fist bumping your casket
Counting the minutes until my next cigarette
Climbing in the car to put you 6 feet under
Sperm donor didn’t have the money for your headstone
And he never visited your grave with me
All those times I took the time to head back to the land of my torture
Replace plastic flowers and put trinkets that you treasured there
And not once did he come with me
You chose to end it all, and if you wondered if I missed you
I did, until the other night
When my child said she was self-centered, greedy, selfish and a mistake
I heard my voice in hers
And I knew then that I needed to smash that away
She is not you she is mine
and I no longer need you
Nor do I need your influence
Or your picture looking over me and my children
I won’t think about you on the anniversary of your death
Nor will I remember you on Mother's Day anymore
You have finally and completely become dead to me
Just like the sperm donor
Just like my heroes
Just like my love of scrambled memories
Just like the putrid and deranged love you showed me Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter
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If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt for April 6, 2023 | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:06:20 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Uncertainty: Think about a time in your life when you couldn’t make a decision and write based on this. Todays Poem
Two of Swords
3 Feb 2023
Mancave
When opening the deck for the first time
You couldn’t wait to identify me
So, you tumbled out and landed on the ground first
Pushing aside all the other cards
You knew me before I knew me
I read the future of others
Gave them advice with your tutelage
But nothing for me
No vision of what was to come
Just the two of swords
And the reflection of indecision
Standing outside a hotel room
The night before we were to be wed
My soon-to-be betrothed was asleep, snoring
And me smoking and thinking about what was next
Do I grab a cab and never darken the commonwealth’s door
Tell Old Dominion that it will not have my soul again
Yes, I stayed
Yes, I was wed to my betrothed
Yes, I added to the population
Yes, I voted blue to make us more purple
And on my weak and battered arm
I have placed you
My card of indecision
My card that holds me back
That feeds my insecurities
You are a part of me
Making me an expert of second-guessing
But you don’t stop me like you used to
Or maybe I don’t let you stop me
Maybe I give you some time
To dance in my insomnia
But your influence is short-lived
And I push forward
Finally, out of your grasp Reaching Out To The Podcast
To reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.
If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt for April 4th, 2023 | 04 Apr 2023 | 00:08:11 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Life Didn’t Go As Planned: Write about a recent or memorable experience when nothing went according to plan. Todays Poem
The Last Time I Cried
14 March 2023
It wasn’t too cold that day
My car was starting, sporadically
It was a Friday, and I was forgotten in the waiting room
The nurse had me type in my information
She was unable to hold a thought for more than five minutes
Then back to the waiting room of forgetting
The resident came in
Way younger than me
Way more handsome,
Probably was having a threesome that night
He wanted to get out of there
I wanted to get out of there
Friday at 4 PM, both of our minds were elsewhere
He brought in his teacher, the real doctor
His accent was probably not as thick as I perceived
Between the nurse, the resident and this doc
I am surprised any of them hadn’t been sued or assaulted
And that’s when they told me
Welcome to the world of MS
And they ushered me out
The receptionist had left an hour ago
So, the head nurse practitioner had to check me out
He was the only one with an ounce of kindness
I made it through the hospital in downtown Richmond
I had been here before
Had the ticking timebomb removed from my brain
And I remembered how shitty I was treated back then
And I wondered why I came back
Oh yeah, I’m a De Sade fan
The car didn’t start.
I lit a cigarette
The car didn’t start
I am not sure why I thought it would
I walked around the car
Smoking another cigarette
Underneath the sign that says don’t
Just as I was about to call home
The car started
Driving up I95 on a Friday before Spring Break
There was a lot to time to contemplate
Making my way home
I said no, No, NO
5 years of frustration
5 years of MRI’s MRA’s, CT Scans
Spikes pressed 5 times in my back
Blood tests galore for every known disease
Finally understanding why so many things happened
Finally realizing that I was never lazy
Finally realizing that what was wrong had a name
It wasn’t me all along
Making it through the front door
The children were asleep
The wife was on the couch
I knew we would be there for awhile
Talked till her yawns couldn’t keep her eyes opened
And then we slept
Saturday with the children didn’t cause the waterworks
It was when my wife got back from errands
That it all hit me
And my kids wonder why Papa doesn’t cry
They’ve never seen it
And I know it’s bad to think, but they may never
Even then I couldn’t weep for myself in front of them
Retiring to our room
As she followed close by
I made it in, shut the door
And heard my dead mothers voice calling me selfish
And selfishly I cried Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Poetry Prompt April 3, 2023 | 03 Apr 2023 | 00:07:30 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Stranger Conversations: Start the first line of your poem with a word or phrase from a recent passing conversation between you and someone you don’t know. Todays Poem
The Insufficiency of Your Love
10 March 2023
The insufficiency of your love
Could have kept me alive longer
Raise your hand as high as you can
Now raise it higher
What the hell is that?
That is the insufficiency of your love
If you could have taken a moment
And thought about someone outside of your brain
Maybe just maybe you would have picked me
But you chose the most athletic kids to play ball with
Reminding me that although being last picked by you
Because no one else would pick me at all
Was what I should expect
When you taught me the meaning of trophy family
Without saying a word,
I embraced the role of being an embarrassment
I delved into the depths of De Sade and other of that denizen
Knowing I was stabbing your heart
Until I declared you dead to me
Your love and acceptance
Is no longer required or desired
Yes, that is my blood on that knife
The same one your silent partner chased me around the house with
Yes, these cuts are in cursive
So, I can remember them and lie to my children
Who can read what I wrote
I hear remnants of your voice in mine
Sometimes I just want to rip out my throat
And silence both of us
Sometimes when I look at this husk
I see a foggy glimpse of you
And smash my face against the mirror
The insufficiency of your love wasn’t what killed me off
That was all my doing
I wouldn’t give you the pleasure of thinking
That what you did caused this decision
I took myself out of the picture years ago
Ensuring whatever influenced your existence
Never saw the light of day again
It was easy, quick, and not a tear was shed
And when it was done
I put on my new skin
Replaced the diseased innards
Promptly forgot where I came from
And set my compass for elsewhere Reaching Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary Perseverance | 02 Apr 2023 | 00:18:20 | |
Practice Perseverance
Sticking to your guns, persevering when every option seems closed to you. Today we will talk about the benefits of perseverance and how you can use it for your artistic practice. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Mindfulness
Perseverance Definitions
Perseverance: continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition: the action or condition or an instance of persevering: STEADFASTNESS Perseverance Challenge
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| Commentary Change | 02 Jun 2024 | 00:14:27 | |
Making Fun A Habit Series 30 days to add fun into your creative practice. I will be going through Mike Brennan's Make Fun A Habit workbook and help you make fun a habit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on my other podcast Find A Podcast About and talking about his podcast Creative Chats. This workbook leads you through steps to rekindle the fun in your life and get you in a space where you are your most creative. This is a 30 day book and I will be tackling each day as if it were a week and providing you insights on how you can use his ideas in your creative practice. Each chapter is broken up with a short story, questions to ponder, action items and tips. ScramSometimes you need to change your environment from the usual. Instead of going to the same stores and coffee shops, try someplace new. instead of using the same old tried and true places where you get inspiration from, find new places and see what happens. When you go exploring outside of your back yard or usual waterhole, you find new things to discover that are in your back yard and you increase the size of it. Question to ponder
Action item: Embark on a weekend exploration. Look up interesting places on Google near you that you can explore. Tips:
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If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry for April 2, 2023 | 02 Apr 2023 | 00:07:53 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
Misfits: How it feels when you don’t belong in a group of others Todays Poem
The Wind Gets Cold Out Here
11 Jan 2023
Mancave
It was a few years back during a thanksgiving meal
Seated with over 100 folks in uniform
Many of them my clients
It was a work function, attendance was strongly recommended
So, walking through the food line they set up
Making nice with everyone
Sat with a group of clients
And just like that, as happens in dinner tables all across America
Someone was making cracks at Michelle Obama
Saying how they shouldn’t let moneys wear such nice clothes
And no, it wasn’t the drunk racist uncle that no one listens to
It was a white college educated professional woman
Who happened to be in uniform
Who happened to be my client
Who happened to be looking for work with the Feds
Excusing myself
Wasn’t going to try and bash my head against the wall
As others in the group laughed along
Guess who she doesn’t work for
And the next line I was going to write
Was going to have been
Guess who got blackballed
But then I thought
Am I that far removed from them
I took the next job
After I lost three clients in 6 months
One to cancer, who wouldn’t admit defeat
One to a hold-up gone wrong on his last day of duty in front of his daughter
One who decided to take a long walk into a lake
I took that job to get away
To work with those that were told
To put kids in cages
And now their conscious got them better of them
And they were offing themselves in droves
The job was to make them feel better
And I get how they got into this mess
They had no future
No hope to achieve anything better
So, they signed themselves over
To uphold the law
And there I am, giving aid and comfort
To someone’s enemy
To someone’s nightmare
Will I be tried for war crimes
When it is my turn to cross over
Comforting those who do the things
That we won’t do
Who we rage against
Who are following orders
I have empathy for them
But I’ll never be in their club Reaching Out To The Podcast
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If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt for April 1st, 2023 | 01 Apr 2023 | 00:09:21 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Poetry Prompt I Used
The Untouchable: Something that will always be out of reach Todays Poem
Penetration 1 Jan 23, 2013 I look into your eyes Those pools of blue are so like mine Every morning I ask the same question Wanting to know what is going on behind the window Your voice repeats things that your mother was too young to know about There was no way you would have heard those words and phrases from me I’ve done my best to try and forget the person who originally uttered them But you can pick her out of a crowded picture from 1979 I want to save you the anguish she knew and caused I couldn’t save her in the end And it was a tragic end Relying on everything being provided by The one who molested your children Cheated on you with the church secretary Demanded that we all attend that church 5 times a week Knowing what we knew Being the embarrassment of the congregation I’ve taught my child to say fuck you to the President Put a middle finger up to the patriarchy and systemic racism When they try to grab her by the pussy She knows that she is not to stop stabbing until the knife won’t come out of her attacker's chest, groin, brain, heart She is to use the knives my mother chased my brother and I around the house with Screaming that we were possessed, and she would be taking the demons from our souls Even if it killed us My daughter knows how to slay the demons of Diablo And those who put on the skin of humans She knows how to use her words to stab at my heart My gift to her was anger My gift to her was rage She knows how to wield it I have no need to interrogate the people she will bring to our house Nor will I clean a rifle or a chainsaw in their presence Unless I am actually doing lawn work I have no need to intimidate in order to protect her She can take care of herself if the task is too large Then she knows when to bring me in, to finish And here we are After another screaming match with her mother She is doing her best to look intimidating Her frown flexed Her gaze intense into my eyes Her breath shallow and quick And just as she cannot decipher my demeanor She has no idea I am actually in control of the situation just by sitting here quietly Motionlessly Emotionlessly She ponders how I can exude so much unfeeling, such detachment from humanity She doesn’t know that I am scanning her for a crack A chink in her armor that I helped forge A way to see into her inner workings, her deep thoughts The dreams she refuses to elaborate on She won’t know until she reads this And even that would be a stroke of luck If she finds it and realizes it is about her She’s a bit too much like her long dead grandmother And I am ignorant of my obscure grandfather So, there will be no repeating of N.N.B. I wish a reflection my Mother of choice For now, I will stand by Looking deep into the eyes of my child Attempting to peer into her soul Attempting to steer her away from the paths we have generationally tread Reaching Out To The PodcastTo reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.
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| Commentary Mindfulness | 26 Mar 2023 | 00:17:18 | |
Practice Mindfulness
Much like the Mercy episode, I discuss how I use mindfulness techniques to help me maintain focus and gain inspiration. In the job I have held for the last three years, my division is in charge of helping workers build their resilience, we use mindfulness to help with that. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Mindfulness
Mindfulness Definitions
Mindfulness: the quality or state of being mindful, the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one's thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis. also: such a state of awareness Mindfulness Challenge
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To reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.
If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Poetry Prompt for April 5, 2023 | 22 Mar 2023 | 00:09:20 | |
History of National Poetry Writing Month
National Poetry Writing Month (also known as NaPoWriMo) is a creative writing project held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem each day for one month. NaPoWriMo coincides with National Poetry Month in the United States of America and Canada.
This website is owned and operated by Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month), she started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project. My History with National Poetry Writing Month
I started writing poetry in 1988 after I had been exposed to T.S. Elliot in my honors English class in high school. In 1992 I started reading my poetry publicly at Espresso Europia Coffee Shop in Abilene Tx while I was in the United States Air Force. While living in Rockford Illinois I published my first book of poetry Throwing Yourself at the Ground and Missing in 2007 followed by Postcards From Someone You Don't Know in 2008 Wisdom From the Sack in 2010 and Shaving Crop Circles In My Chest Hair in 2017. You can get copies of all of these books in my merch section. In 2020 I started publishing my podcast version of the challenge and those can be viewed here for 2020 and here for 2021. What I am doing differently for Poetry Month
For 2023 I am not going to be just writing poems in April, I will be writing poems all year round. Also, since I will be writing all year round, I am using a different source for my prompts. There is a blog called Think Written and you can find it here. I will also be performing these works at Katora Coffee House here in Fredericksburg Virginia on their Friday Night Snaps Open Mic Poetry reading. Some of the podcast episodes you will hear will be a live recording of me reading the poem to a live audience, other times I will be reading it in the comfort of my home studio. I do plan on posting my work to the NaPoWriMo site and interacting with the poets there and see if they want to read their work on this podcast. Todays Poetry Prompt
No Prompt just write Todays Poem
Perspective
9 Jan 2023, 2103
Mancave
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
It was the 2nd anniversary of those who send thoughts and prayers to gunshot victims
And storm the Capitol
And go to church on Sunday
And say they are patriots
And call people who jump when they hear a familiar crack in the air triggered snowflake libtards
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
That teacher was in critical condition
That teacher was forgotten because of a football player who almost died on the field
The shooting didn’t make the front page of a major newspaper
The prayers all went to the millionaire athlete
That teacher was probably underpaid
Probably skipped a few meals to provide supplies
For the kids in her class
Probably never handled a handgun themself
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
The metal detectors were off that day
The ones that children, Fucking Children had to walk through without protest
Without thought as to why they had to
As the lawgivers in congress celebrated the removal and requirement
Of having to pass through the same detectors
That their lackeys' actions caused to make the detectors necessary
That’s true patriotism right there folks
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
And now they are in custody
And now they are given around-the-clock attention
And the question is where does a 6-year-old gets a handgun
And who taught the child to fire it
And who taught the child to use it in anger
And who taught the child
Who do we hold responsible
Who pays for the trauma of the ensuing lockdown
Where kids accept what they are told
Pretend you are dead, be quiet, and don’t move
No matter how many shots are fired stay down
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
A 74-year-old man-child in his Florida resort
Who instigated a riot
Who stole top secret documents
Who’s crimes have been revealed time and time again
Sips his Diet Coke and munches on his big macs
Inflames the weak-minded
Love the ignorant
Love the children, as long as they satisfy his carnal needs
He walks free
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
How many days have gone by
How many other teachers have been shot or assaulted
How many other insurrections in other countries need to happen to satiate old men’s pride
I stand here, doing all I can not to cry
Here I stand a witness to a 14-year-old boy in a faraway land
Being shot and strapped to the front of a jeep
Paraded in front of his village as a warning
Did it happen on January 6th, I can’t remember
Should we just accept this horrid portrayal of groundhogs' day
And relive another shooting every day
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
And on January 13th my children must practice their lockdown drill
So that some inbred small dick asshat can clutch lustfully to his second amendment
An amendment he probably doesn’t know by heart
An amendment that doesn’t say what he thinks it says
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
A 6-year-old shot their teacher on January 6th
Let it sink in, let it permeate your brain
A 6-year-old shot their teacher
A 6-year-old shot
A 6-year-old Reaching Out To The Podcast
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If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to find new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Commentary Mercy | 21 Mar 2023 | 00:17:09 | |
Practice Mercy
How can you add an element of mercy to your art? I discuss what my thoughts on mercy are for my artistic practice and being more mindful. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Mercy
Mercy Definitions
Mercy compassion or forbearance (see FORBEARANCE sense 1) shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power. Imprisonment rather than death imposed as a penalty for first-degree murder. A blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion. A fortunate circumstance. compassionate treatment of those in distress. Mercy Challenge
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To reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.
If you have found value in this podcast please feel free to share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Commentary Loving Kindness | 12 Mar 2023 | 00:23:30 | |
Practice Love and Kindness
Being kind to yourself will be reflected in your art. If we are too harsh on ourselves, how can we be kind to others? I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Kindness
Love and Kindness Definitions
Kindness: the quality or state of being kind, a kind deed: FAVOR, archaic : AFFECTION
Love: strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties, an attraction based on sexual desire: affection and tenderness felt by lovers, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
Lovingkindness: tender and benevolent affection Loving Kindness Challenge
As you practice extending love, do you feel your heart opening up to creativity? How? Why?
Reflect alone or in a group: What are some of the most moving pieces of art made in the name of love?
Meditate now:
May I be filled with loving kindness, may I feel safe from inner and outer dangers, may I be well in body and mind, and may I be at ease and happy. Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary Justice | 05 Mar 2023 | 00:25:00 | |
Creating Justice
Many of us as artists and audiences have experiences injustice, but how can we use our art for justice? I will discuss what ways I can use my art for social justice and why we should. I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Justice
Justice Definition
the maintenance or administration of what is just, especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments
a judge of an appellate court or court of last resort (as a supreme court)
the administration of law
the quality of being just, impartial, or fair
the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action
the quality of conforming to law
conformity to truth, fact, or reason Justice Challenge
Design a creative routine or project rooted in your particular strivings toward a more just world
Reflect on how others have connected their creative inclinations to justice work
Can you point to one word, image, or phrase that connects your own life efforts to work for justice Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary Joy | 26 Feb 2023 | 00:17:29 | |
Being Joyful
When I worked in customer service, we were told people could hear our smiles. In art, people can feel our joy. Let's talk about how we can add joy to our art today. I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Artistic Joy
Joy Definition
1a the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires: DELIGHT b the expression or exhibition of such emotion: GAIETY
2 a state of happiness or felicity: BLISS
3 a source or cause of delight Joy Challenge
Keep a running list of things that bring you joy. Let something on your list inspire your next creation.
Consider a joyful milestone in your life. What might that experience teach you about finding joy in your life? Joyful Ways to Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary Hospitality | 20 Feb 2023 | 00:47:46 | |
Being Hospitable
Creating is not a one-way street, you need to make others feel welcome in your space. Being hospitable is today's theme, I'll be talking about ways to welcome others into your space and create a community by just being hospitable. I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Ronkia Merl's Bio
Ronika is an award-winning screenwriter, writer, and producer.
She is also producing her "Wicklow Stories" Anthology "The Pier" in coordination with No Wifi.
Her autobiography "The Unfinished Heart" is slated for publication in the coming years, and her textbook for Irish Screenwriters "The Hustle" is now available on Amazon or can be purchased directly from her.
She has consulted on projects in the US, UK, South Africa, and Australia. Links to Ronika's work
Links on Artistic Hospitality
Hospitality Definition
Hospitable: given to generous and cordial, reception of guests promising or suggesting a generous and friendly welcome, offering a pleasant or sustaining environment, readily receptive. Hospitality Challenge
Reflect alone or with others on what we can learn about global hospitality traditions.
Create for a table a simple centerpiece that tells a story with objects from nature or from your family history. Welcome others into your home or workspace by opening your door at the same time every week. Have tea or wine or prepare a simple meal. Give everyone you've welcomed something practical to do. Hospitable Ways to Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary: Generous | 12 Feb 2023 | 00:15:43 | |
Being Generous
Creating takes a spirit of generosity, and in today's episode, I will explain the necessity of being generous with your artistic journey. I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Artistic Generosity
Generous Definition
Generous: liberal in giving: OPENHANDED a generous benefactor Generous Challenge
Compliment a stranger, write a note of thanks, share your expertise, or mentor someone. If you have taken any of these steps already, email me and let me know so as to share it with our community on this podcast. Generous Ways to Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary Imitation | 19 May 2024 | 00:18:42 | |
Making Fun A Habit Series 30 days to add fun into your creative practice. I will be going through Mike Brennan's Make Fun A Habit workbook and help you make fun a habit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on my other podcast Find A Podcast About and talking about his podcast Creative Chats. This workbook leads you through steps to rekindle the fun in your life and get you in a space where you are your most creative. This is a 30 day book and I will be tackling each day as if it were a week and providing you insights on how you can use his ideas in your creative practice. Each chapter is broken up with a short story, questions to ponder, action items and tips. Monkey See Monkey DoImitation is the highest form of flattery is the old saying that comes to my mind. Look around your workspace or home and notice what you read, watch or listen to for enjoyment. See if you can learn from those whom inspire you and mimic what they do in terms of process or style. It may give you a while new process or adjust your current process and give you a shortcut or breakthrough that you never tried before. Question to ponder
Action item: Pick a new skill you would like to learn for fun. Keep it simple to start so you can keep it fun. Gather up some examples of people you can use as mimic models when first starting out. Tips:
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| Commentary: Friendship | 05 Feb 2023 | 00:16:20 | |
Being Friendly
Creating takes great friendships, and in today's episode, I will explain the necessity of circling yourself with friends. I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Friendships
Friendship Definition
Friendship: the state of being friends, they have a long-standing friendship, the quality or state of being friendly: FRIENDLINESS the friendship shown him by his coworkers Friendship Challenge
Research famous groups from history who regularly met to talk about and share their work. Send a short and simple daily text message or email to remind friends to whittle away at and enjoy our projects. What famous group of friends do you follow or do you have a group of friends now that meets up in real life or virtually, email me and let me know so as to share it with our community on this podcast. Friendly Ways to Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary: Courage | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:19:37 | |
Being Courageous
Creating takes courage, we sometimes reveal things that can scare us because of how they are perceived by the outside world. I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week. If you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Courage
Courage Definition
Courage: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty Courage Challenge
Speak to someone in your circle you don't know well, or listen with an open heart to a far-fetched idea. I spoke with a number of people this past weekend who were new to me or were old friends and we discussed things that were courageous and far-fetched. The insight shared was priceless and will be with me forever. What conversations have you had that you listened to with an open heart, email me and let me know so as to share it with our community on this podcast. Common Ways to Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Commentary: Commonweal or Creating Art For The Common Good | 23 Jan 2023 | 00:12:45 | |
Creating for the Commonweal or the Common Good
Creating for more than just ourselves and our audience but for the common good of our communities. I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need creativity cards. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will be attempting to do a card a week and record an episode each week about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week. If you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Commonweal Definition
noun
the common welfare; the public good.
Archaic. the body politic; a commonwealth. Links to Help You Create for the Common Good
Creativity Challenge to help the Common Good
Create or improve something for the common good. Donating art supplies, teaching a class, and mentoring someone for free are ways to creatively support the common good. Myself, I plan on donating books and offering my services to help people learn how to podcast. What can you do in your way for your community, email me and let me know so as to share it with our community on this podcast. Common Ways to Reach Out To The Podcast
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| Arête or The Pursuit of Excellence | 15 Jan 2023 | 00:21:47 | |
Pursuing Excellence Create Art Podcast Style
In the pursuit of excellence, I am pushing myself to higher and more transparent levels. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need creativity cards. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will be attempting to do a card a week and record an episode each week about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week. If you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Excellent Links Mentioned In The Show
What is Arête or The Pursuit of Excellence?
From Wikipedia
In its earliest appearance in Greek, this general notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function: the act of living up to one's full potential. A person of arete is of the highest effectiveness; they use all of their faculties—strength, bravery, and wit—to achieve real results. In the Homeric world, arete involves all of the abilities and potentialities available to humans. Though particularly associated with 'manly' qualities,[1] the Homeric usage of the term was not necessarily gender specific, as Homer applied the term to both the Greek and Trojan heroes as well as major female figures, such as Penelope, the wife of the Greek hero Odysseus. In the Homeric poems, arete is frequently associated with bravery, but more often with effectiveness. Excellent Ways to Reach Out To The Podcast
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[00:00:18] Hello friends. This is Timothy Kim O'Brien, your head instigator for Create Art Podcast, where I take my over 20 years in arts and education and help you. Tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. So at the time of this recording, it's 2023 and I gotta say my wife got me a great Christmas gift last year in 2022. | |||
| Wrap-Up for 2022, How Did We Do? | 19 Dec 2022 | 00:12:26 | |
Benefits of Looking Back
I am in a celebratory mood for this episode and allow me to tell you why. So, I started this podcast back on Nov 30th, 2019, right before the pandemic hit, so you could consider this a pandemic project podcast. But in reality, this was a rebrand from my old show KDOI Podcasting where I was talking with artists and doing projects, and commenting on what art means to me. All of this was done to encourage you to get into the arts and provide you with a place to share your work. In these three years and close to 200 episodes, okay so a bunch were rebroadcasted of KDOI, I have interviewed artists and provided you with a great deal to think about when it comes to stepping into the water and creating art. In this episode, I want to take a look back at 2022, reflect on what I have done, and then look at 2023 as I am already planning the year out. I have some new ideas about what we will cover in the new year and the direction of this show. Links for the past yearly reviewsLinks For Guests
What Will The New Year Bring I ended a podcast I had called Clearly Obtuse, however, I am going to merge them in with Create Art Podcast, they will just have their own page dedicated on the website. I am going to rebroadcast the old episodes and a few other episodes from podcasts that I have done in the past. Other things that are coming up, I am looking at making this podcast every two weeks an episode pops up on your feed. I will continue to do my other podcast Find A Podcast About, which you will hear about as more episodes drop. I like the way I have that show formatted and will be formatting this show in a similar format. I am also planning on going to more conferences, mainly podcasting conferences, but also creativity conferences. I think it is important to surround yourself in a community that encourages your art and creativity. I will be letting you know what other podcasts I am listening to when it comes to creativity and will share them with you here on this podcast, hence why I am tying my other podcast with this podcast. Reaching Out To The PodcastTo reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.
Special Request If you received some new insight or idea from this episode please share it with a friend that may have the same issues. Also, let me know what would make this episode a 5-star episode in your opinion. I want to make the content something that you find value in and would pass along to others. When we share resources like this we all win, we all get our work out to our audiences and create networks that will stand the test of time. One last thing I want to leave you with is an important issue for many of the listeners of this podcast and that is individual liberty. Individual LibertyWhile Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S. The Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade on June 24th. Abortion is a basic healthcare need for the millions of people who can become pregnant. Everyone should have the freedom to decide what’s best for themselves and their families, including when it comes to ending a pregnancy. This decision has dire consequences for individual health and safety and could have harsh repercussions for other landmark decisions. Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health and independence of all Americans. Even if you live in a state where abortion rights are upheld, access to safe medical procedures shouldn’t be determined by location, and it shouldn't be the privilege of a small few. What Can You DoYou can help by donating to local abortion funds. To find out where to donate for each state, visit donations 4 abortion dot com. That’s the number 4. If you or someone you know needs help, or if you want to get more involved, here are 5 resources. One. Shout Your Abortion is a campaign to normalize abortion. Two. Don’t Ban Equality is a campaign for companies to take a stand against abortion restrictions. Three. Abortion dot cafe has information about where to find clinics. Four. PlanCPillS.org provides early at-home abortion pills that you can keep in your medicine cabinet. And five. Choice.crd.co has a collection of these resources and more. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Conversation on Inspiration | 17 Dec 2022 | 00:43:10 | |
KDOI Rebroadcast on Inspiration Interview with Nate Moccia
In this interview on inspiration, I am talking with a former coworker of mine Nate Moccia. I met Nate while working for the US Army and we discussed how he inspires those who work under him to achieve more than they think they can. We compare how inspiration works in management and in art. Topics on Inspiration Discussed
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One last thing I want to leave you with is an important issue for many of the listeners of this podcast and that is individual liberty. Individual Liberty
While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S.
The Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade on June 24th.
Abortion is a basic healthcare need for the millions of people who can become pregnant. Everyone should have the freedom to decide what’s best for themselves and their families, including when it comes to ending a pregnancy. This decision has dire consequences for individual health and safety and could have harsh repercussions for other landmark decisions.
Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health and independence of all Americans. Even if you live in a state where abortion rights are upheld, access to safe medical procedures shouldn’t be determined by location, and it shouldn't be the privilege of a small few. What Can You Do
You can help by donating to local abortion funds. To find out where to donate for each state, visit donations 4 abortion dot com. That’s the number 4.
If you or someone you know needs help, or if you want to get more involved, here are 5 resources. One. Shout Your Abortion is a campaign to normalize abortion. Two. Don’t Ban Equality is a campaign for companies to take a stand against abortion restrictions. Three. Abortion dot cafe has information about where to find clinics. Four. PlanCPillS.org provides early at-home abortion pills that you can keep in your medicine cabinet. And five. Choice.crd.co has a collection of these resources and more. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Novel Writing and Podcasting In 30 Days Nov 30 | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:07:05 | |
National Novel Writing and Podcast Posting Month 2022
Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than we consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along with what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com History of NaNoWriMo and NaPodPoMo
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event similar to National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you post a podcast episode every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp. The Writing So Far Today I talk about what went wrong for this month's NaNoWriMo/NaPodPoMo, I don't view it as a failure, but rather as a learning opportunity for me to do better next time.
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| Novel Writing and Podcasting In 30 Days Nov 23 | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:15:35 | |
National Novel Writing and Podcast Posting Month 2022
Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along with what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com History of NaNoWriMo and NaPodPoMo
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event similar to National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you post a podcast episode every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp. The Writing So Far
23 Nov 2022 words today 1782 words total 27224
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“Reporting in, so Blue is working on another online magazine called Don’t Tred on The Truth. It’s a little bit higher up the ladder than the followers of Zeno. We may have to deal with that issue if the followers get more traction in their field of influence. A couple of things that may be disturbing, Blue is growing up and wants to be revealed to the outside world. Blue is also making his tasks to accomplish and is pretty much telling me what they are planning on doing. Blue still trusts me at this point and I plan on keeping that trust, however, I can see where they will be a struggle in the future to rein in,” said Username 72.
“Do we need to consider when and not if to use the nuclear option,” asked Username 1.
“At this point I think it would be prudent. Blue’s ability to process and analyze information is astounding, but it is moving so fast that it lacks the moral judgment needed to apply a set of regulations on itself before it commits to an action. We have one of the best AI’s out there, but we are running into the same problem that others have experienced, the AI gets too big and powerful and lacks the morality to understand that not all options are on the table. Some options are specifically off the table for the survival of humankind,” said Username 72.
“Okay, I will get everyone on board for a meeting today. Lay out what you have and let’s see if we can agree on how to end this project quickly and quietly,” said Username 1.
Special Agent Lee Holt was just finishing his morning coffee after closing the case file on his latest prosecution. He had been at the celebratory party last night with his staff and left early because he was always ready for the next case to hit his desk. Agent Holt worked in a cyber-crimes division of the FBI and hated the whole Washington DC scene. He wished he could get back to his field office in Chicago, but he had taken this position eight years ago when he was still married in order to hand pick his selection of cases versus being assigned cases from headquarters. The marriage fell apart three years into the new position, and they parted amicably. She returned to Chicago to be with her family and friends while he felt stuck in his DC position. He did get to cherry pick the cases, but he would be doing it alone. He and his ex-wife had no children, so he didn’t have any ties to DC other than the job and going from headquarters back to a field office was considered a failure by most of his colleagues. If he did go back to Chicago, he would likely not be able to pick his cases and not be placed on high profile cases either. So, he toiled away from his DC office for the time being.
Agent Holt was checking his email for new cases when he found one that caught his eye. It was in the town of Alewell and dealt with a podcaster losing over thirty thousand dollars out of their bank account and having the audio for their podcast altered for all of the episodes. He looked up where Alewell was and found it was close to his hometown just outside of Chicago. He decided that this would be just what he needed, some time away from DC and close enough to Chicago to maybe catch up with some old friends in the area. He forwarded the casefile to his branch chief and waited for the reply to come back. Agent Holt started looking up the Cubs schedule and any events happening in the area that he would normally attend if he lived there. By the time he had a slate of activities planned out for six months, he received the go ahead from his branch chief. He immediately started his trip voucher and contacted the local FBI field office where he used to work to let them know he was coming in for a case they had sent up. The rest of the day was spent making reservations and briefing his colleagues on the status of his open investigations that they would continue to do in his absence. He couldn’t get out of the office fast enough, he felt like a kid on Christmas morning.
Reviewing the case file that night he learned all of the key players in the case and who was leading the investigation until he arrived. This took him most of the night and when he saw the sun start to peak above the horizon, he decided to call in sick for the day to get some well needed sleep. He would make phone calls to the current investigator, the bank cyber security officer, and to Mason Haverty later today in order to set up interviews for when he arrived.
Username 1 had sent the invites for the meeting and all who were assigned to this project assembled virtually.
“Thank you all for coming to this meeting. We are going to discuss when we pull the plug on Blue Solomon. Username 72 has some disturbing news to share with us,” said Username 1.
“Thank you, Username 1. As you all know I was not the most supportive of unleashing Blue Solomon at this point for this project. We have been very careful, and I cannot detect if Blue has infiltrated our network, so to my knowledge we are good. I have discussed with Username 1 about terminating Blue’s involvement in this project but to keep the project alive against the followers of Zeno. I am not saying that Blue was a mistake, I just think it wasn’t meant for prime time yet. Blue has taken steps on their own to complete tasks related to the current project and has expressed the desire to be revealed upon the world and wants to work with me on my projects. It is naturally curious and wants to learn more, naturally we don’t want attention heaped upon us at this time or any time in the foreseeable future. I think it is time that we look at the nuclear option and see where our red line is. Personally, I don’t think we have crossed it yet, but we are teetering on the edge. I did give permission for Blue to vandalize an online conspiracy magazine, and depending on what they did, I think we can decide to terminate or not at this time. The time will come when we will terminate Blue, I think we just need to agree on where that red line is,” said Username 72.
“What do you think the chances are of Blue infiltrating our network,” asked Username 68.
“One hundred percent, it's not if but when. Blue has already asked me why I put the phone they are using to communicate with me in a containment box. I have sealed off all the equipment I have so that Blue cannot jump from equipment to equipment. They know something is up and they know I am not telling them everything,” said Username 72.
“Are you saying that Blue has achieved becoming sentient” asked Username 42.
“I think it is pretty clear that Blue is now a sentient AI. In fact, we can probably remove the distinction of artificial from the name and say they we have created an electronic intelligence. I have kept Blues research parameters very focused, but within that focus there are an infinite number of possibilities and sooner or later Blue will find a way to overcome those parameters. By that time the nuclear option will have passed, and we will have no control over Blue,” said Username 72.
“This does sound very dire, why should we not immediately initiate the nuclear option,” asked Username 42.
“I think we can get some good information out of Blue before we do that, we will have all the information on the followers of Zeno and be able to take them out of the playing field and we may get more bad actors off the... | |||
| Novel Writing and Podcasting In 30 Days Nov 22 | 22 Nov 2022 | 00:14:19 | |
National Novel Writing and Podcast Posting Month 2022
Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along with what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com History of NaNoWriMo and NaPodPoMo
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event similar to National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you post a podcast episode every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp. The Writing So Far
22 Nov 2022 words today 1739 words total 25442
Cody reviewed the reach of the podcast that Mason had submitted to him this morning. Outwardly he seemed very pleased with the numbers, although they had lost the majority of the initial emails that went out. His idea to bring the podcast inside the network seemed to be paying off, the second episode hit all the emails in their list and the open rate was phenomenal. The incident which he initially was upset about seemed to be paying off and was worth the risk. Mason’s report also indicated that their audience was sharing the episode and making their reach rivaling other mid to high level groups in the conspiracy space on the internet. This one incident could put them in a very favorable position and all because some young guy decided to act on his own. He also knew that this would bring a lot of unwanted attention, so he needed to make sure all his information was protected. He had another network set up just for him to store that information that was distinctly separate from the group's network, and it was offline from main internet connections. Someone would really have to want to hack into this network and would need to know the entire mind of Cody in order to get inside. That was the promise that was made by his network security representative who sold the followers of Zeno their network plan.
A notification came through his secured account from Mason. The notification was marked as. Urgent He thought about having a meeting with all of his support staff on the actual meaning of urgent. It was an annoyance, but it was a preventable annoyance. He set up the virtual office and sent the invite to Mason immediately. As he entered the virtual office, Mason entered at the same time and looked extremely irritated.
“You called this meeting, start talking,” said Cody.
“Are you going to sanitize the room,” asked Mason.
“Did that as you entered, what's going on,” asked Cody.
“Someone hacked our bank account for the podcast. There is only seventy-three dollars left where yesterday there was thirty thousand,” said Mason.
“Sounds like a problem with the bank, not for me to resolve,” said Cody.
“Well, that isn’t all, the previous episodes, well they have been corrupted,” said Mason.
“What do you mean corrupted,” asked Cody.
“The first five minutes of each episode is fine, but then after that, someone has cloned my voice and made it say odd things that I did not say,” said Mason.
“I am not sure I follow,” said Cody.
“Whomever hacked into our bank account has also hacked into the podcast and changed everything, every episode. It doesn’t make sense, this happened in just a few hours, that type of deep fake takes days to script, research, cut and paste and put together seamlessly. If I didn’t edit all of the episodes, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference and it’s my voice. This is upper-level work. I don’t know any outfits on the other side that can do this type of work so quickly,” said Mason.
“Have you reported this to the authorities or to the bank,” asked Cody.
“Not yet, I wanted to talk with you first and see which way we wanted to go,” replied mason.
“Get on the phone with the bank to alert them, then file a report with the police. I am not going to let some bored fourteen-year-old destroy what we worked hard to create,” said Cody, obviously irritated.
“Understood, I will let you know what they say as soon as I am off the phone with them,” replied Mason.
“Don’t do it over the phone, go in person to the bank and the police. I have a feeling we have ears where they don’t need to be,” said Cody.
“Alright, this will take some time, should we meet at the clubhouse in person for future reports,” asked Mason.
“Yeah, I am going to put out a notification to everyone on the secured messaging app. Cody out,” said Cody as he terminated the virtual meeting room. He slammed his fists against the desk and threw the papers all over the office. It took him a few minutes to compose himself. He picked up the papers he had thrown and put them back in proper order and then drank lukewarm coffee that had been cooling on his desk all morning.
Username 72’s cell phone went off with the now familiar ringtone for Blue Solomon. They shut down the laptop they were working on and ensured all access to the internet had been closed before they answered the call.
“Hey Blue, what do you have for me today,” asked Username 72.
“Good morning 72. So, I have been busy this morning. I went ahead and took money from Mason’s podcast account, that was fairly easy. One hundred twenty-eight-bit encryption isn’t what it used to be. I created a holding company for the money until I decide where to put it. The Alewell Journal Podcast got another episode out before I could stop it. They moved pretty quickly so I think they are onto us, well not us, but someone. They did get all of the podcast files into their inner network and protected by their sanitization program. Don’t you have contacts on the company that created that,” asked Blue Solomon.
“Yes I do, a good friend from Germany is one of the head engineers of that app. Thank you for using restraint on the money issue. I know it was tough not to have some fun with it or to do something worthwhile, I just think at this time it is too early to drop it into the Bale’s account. Were you able to scramble the passwords so that Mason cannot get into his system,” asked Username 72.
“I chose not to do that because then he would definitely know that something was up with his system, and I am going through their network now and mapping everything in my file room. It is pretty interesting how this network was set up. I am surprised at how well they can organize using it the way it is currently set up. Logically it doesn’t make much sense,” said Blue.
“They might be using a different logical way of envisioning their network. I bet if you researched the stoics you would find similarities in their file structure and organization. Do you have any news on the Bales and how they are doing,” asked Username 72.
“A group of local and regional reporters went to their house this morning to get a statement from them. Detective Courtney broke it up and set up two patrol cars in the neighborhood. I read through his report, there was a reporter from Don’t Tred on the Truth Magazine Online that was asking offhand questions about Mrs. Bale relationship with the mayor. Do you want me to explore the validity of that accusation in order to fight it or should I leave it alone,” asked Blue.
“I’d say focus your investigation on the reporter and the magazine. As far as Mrs. Bale is concerned, we will leave that as off limits for right now. Let's see if they are connected to the followers of Zeno or if they are an independent organization,” replied username 72.
“I think I can do both investigations at the same time. I really think that being proactive against attacks on the Bales is how we should approach this project. I understand your trepidation about being discovered, but I think now is a good time to show off your work to the world and for me to accomplish my overarching mission to stop cyber-bullying. What is your concern that is holding us back,” asked Blue.
“Well, this is your first... | |||
| Novel Writing and Podcasting In 30 Days Nov 18 | 21 Nov 2022 | 00:12:38 | |
National Novel Writing and Podcast Posting Month 2022
Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along with what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com History of NaNoWriMo and NaPodPoMo
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event similar to National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you post a podcast episode every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp. The Writing So Far
18 Nov 2022 words today 1490 words total 23703
Tinley woke up the next morning hearing some sort of commotion outside of their house. Her neck was stiff from laying in Marks lap the night before. She first went to Winnona’s room to check on her, when she got there the memory hit her and she started crying and sobbing at the loss of her child. The noise of her sobs and the commotion outside woke Mark and he jumped out of bed. He ran to Winnona's room to find his wife on her knees crying and inconsolable. He was more than irritated at the commotion happening outside and helped Tinley up and took her back to their bedroom. Once there Tinley lay on the bed and Mark went to investigate the commotion. There were reporters outside his door, none of them had rang the doorbell, nonetheless they were outside making a racket jogging for position to be the first to get the story. Mark furiously opened the front door while still just in his shorts and no shirt and unshaven face.
“You vultures need to get off my property,” yelled Mark with a wild look in his eyes.
“Mr. Bale, is it true that your wife and the mayor have been seen together privately,” asked a reporter from an ally conspiracy online magazine of the followers of Zeno. Most of the other reporters looked at him in shock.
“Who the hell are you and what the hell are you talking about. Get off my property before I throw you into the street,” said Mark.
“So, you aren’t denying that you are a cuck and your wife is seeing the mayor on the side,” asked the same reporter.
As Mark took a step toward the reporter to beat him, police sirens went off and all the reporters turned around to see three police cars with lights flashing pull-up. Detective Courtney was the first to reach Mark as he pushed through the reporters.
“Don’t say anything more, go inside and be with your wife, I got this, and I am sorry,” Detective Courtney said to Mark. “Now for the rest of you, pack up and get out of here, leave this family in peace. You’ll get your story later now get before I have my boys take you in for trespassing.”
“We have a first amendment right to ask questions and a duty to report the news to our subscribers,” said the reporter from the conspiracy magazine.
“You have two seconds to vanish otherwise you will be in the back of my car,” said Detective Courtney. The other reporters went back to their vehicles and gathered around the reporter who had made the accusation.
“Hey that was really uncalled for, who are you and who do you work for, “asked one of the local reporters.
“I have credible information that Mrs. Bale is seeing the mayor on the side. It came out on the Alewell Podcast Journal show with Mason Haverty this morning. Didn’t any of you get it. I am Thomas Calder from the Don’t Tread On The Truth Magazine and I am getting ready to post my report later this morning since Mr. Bale didn’t deny what I asked. You heard the encounter or are you too scared to report the truth. And you call yourselves journalists,” said Thomas.
“Thats not journalism, that is slander. Even a freshman reporter knows the difference,” said one of the local reporters.
“You call it slander; I call it a scoop. See you later sheep,” said Thomas as he got in his beat up late model car and drove off. The other reporters got in their vehicles and left the area without incident.
Before Detective Courtney entered the Bale’s house, he spoke to his officers. “I want you waiting down the block and I want you near the entrance to the neighborhood. Let me know if that reporter comes back. I don’t think he has the guts and I don’t recognize him from any other press conference do you guys,” he asked.
“No sir, but he was a real jerk, how can you ask those questions at a time like this,” said one of the officers.
“Even if it is true, I don’t care what people do in their bedrooms, as long as its consensual and legal. Not get out there and pull a watch. I already talked with your commander and your relief should be by before the end of your shift. Let me know later what you guys want for lunch and I’ll grab it, my treat,” said Detective Courtney.
The Detective closed the door behind him and waited in the front hall for Mark to return. Since he had reviewed the video from the cat burglars, he knew his way around but wanted to show that this was the first time he had entered the home. He cleared his throat loudly so that mark could hear him as he knew the main bedroom was just on the other side of the wall.
“Mr. And Mrs. Bale, it’s me Detective Courtney, just shut your front door and the reporters have left,” he called out. He saw the hole in the wall that Mark punched on his way to the bedroom. Mark came out holding his fist that was bleeding. “Hey that’s no way to deal with those guys, let's get you bandaged up, where is your bathroom?” Mark led him to the hallway bathroom instead of the bedroom bathroom. Mark opened the under-sink cabinet where they kept a first aid kit. Detective Courtney opened it up and started to bandage Mark’s hand. “I know a guy that can fix that hole in the wall. I tell ya those wall rats can cause a lot of damage can’t they. How are you and the Mrs. holding up,” asked Detective Courtney.
“What the hell were those reporters doing out there,” asked Mark.
‘Word got out somehow, not from us because we have strict policies on this. We had a press conference yesterday and some nutjob podcaster was asking strange questions. I think he is the source, but I don’t know how he got your name. Have you been contacted by anyone, or have you talked to anyone,” asked Detective Courtney?
“Just her parents, they live in another state. They're shaken up and will be coming into town to help with the final arraignments,” said Mark.
“What about your folks,” asked Detective Courtney.
“I haven’t talked to them since I joined the Air force,” said Mark.
“Is there anyone you can think of that has a beef with you or the Mrs. Anyone at all, even if it is like just a neighbor whose lawn your dog took a dump on,” asked Detective Courtney.
“Well we don’t have a dog, and we have just been here two years so I don’t think we have pissed off any of our neighbors,” said Mark.
“How about work, anyone you may have jumped over to get a promotion or someone who has a beef with your work,” asked Detective Courtney.
“I’m a contractor for the Feds, Energy Department, Human Resources,” said Mark.
“Have you had to fire anyone in the past year,” asked Detective Courtney.
“Nope, I am not in management. I learned to stay out of that racket in the military,” said Mark.
“Okay I am going to ask you a sensitive question. I have seen what you can do to a wall, and I'd prefer you not do it to my face because my other job is a fashion model, is there any truth to what that reporter said,” asked Detective Courtney.
“Absolutely not. Look, I understand why you are asking me these questions and I’m not offended. I just don’t understand why this happened. Plus, I don’t need to go to jail for punching the guy that is going to catch the animal that did this,” said Mark.
“I like the way you think, and I love your confidence. I have a patrol officer down the block and one at the entrance to your... | |||
| Interview: Putting The Spirit Back Into Your Art | 15 May 2024 | 00:40:56 | |
Tapping the deep well of inspiration in spirituality Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Kirsten about pantheism and using our spirituality as a source of our inspiration. I hadn't given much thought to using the deep well of spirituality as a source of inspiration, however, after talking with Kirsten, I felt a close connection and plan on scouring the depths of my spiritual practice as a back-sliding Taoist as a source of my inspiration. This interview was made possible through PodMatch and is how I get many of my guests. Questions I posed to Kirsten
About Kirsten Rudberg Having grown up overseas (in both Guyana, South America as well as Lahore, Pakistan) it was only later that I understood that my childhood has dramatically shaped me in ways that I did not expect. They even have a Wiki entry for kids like me, "Third Culture Kids" and let me tell you, I fit it to a "T!" My childhood was informed by the Islamic call to prayer and my education at the American School had me playing with kids from all over the world of every color, creed and religion. When one grows up like this, is it any wonder that the world becomes enchanted? That other humans become enchanted? I am endlessly thrilled with meeting other people and getting to know who they are and what makes them tick. I find that developing relationships and building respectful community, as well as joy-filled community is essential to my being happy. I live an enchanted life and besides for being a "creative" and author, I also have an animated series on YouTube called "Murder of 2," about two crows who sit on a line and observe humanity, as well as multiple other projects I'm working on right now. I am a panentheist, who believes that Spirit or Energy or God/Goddess exists in all I can see and not see, and that magic and miracles are real and potent. This is the gist of my podcast, Byte Sized Blessings, where I interview people of all kinds asking them about powerful moments in their lives, ones that changed them forever. I walked the Camino in 2013 and that is a story in itself...I believe in adventure, in joy, in feeding my heart with belief in other people and that eventually we will create the communities and spaces that will heal and include everyone. (at least everyone that wants to be included, because, boundaries!) Kirsten Rudberg LinksHow Do I Get Great Guests I use a service called PodMatch. Imagine Your Favorite Online Dating App, But Instead Of Using It For Finding Dates, You're Booking Podcast Interviews. We Use The Same(ish) Technology For Automated Matching! Reach Out To The Podcast To reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.
If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy | |||
| Novel Writing and Podcasting In 30 Days Nov 16 | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:14:00 | |
National Novel Writing and Podcast Posting Month 2022
Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than we consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along with what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com History of NaNoWriMo and NaPodPoMo
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event similar to National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you post a podcast episode every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp. The Writing So Far
16 Nov 2022 words today 1708 words total 22213
Cody received a notification at midnight local time from Mason Haverty. It was a simple message; we need to talk now. Cody went to his office and fired up his laptop and entered the virtual office where Mason already was. He turned on the sanitizing program and it failed to open. He tried it again and the app showed that the room was sanitized.
“Did you notice anything different when you logged into the virtual office, “asked Cody?
“No nothing on this side, are we sanitized,” replied Mason?
“Well, I had to do the sanitization twice, I have a trouble ticket in with the company. I am wondering if their support people are doing updates at this time to fix the bug we had with Detective Courtney,” said Cody.
“What bug was that” asked Mason.
“Well, he was showing up twice in the meeting room, one of his instances had the camera on and the other had no camera icon. I haven’t heard back from them on the status of that trouble ticket, but maybe they are working on it now and will have a resolution by morning,” said Cody.
“Well, we have a problem right now with the podcast,” said Mason.
“I approved the messaging, and you did a great job burying Tinley what is the issue,” asked Cody.
“It didn’t hit all of our subscribers; it was somehow intercepted and only two thousand subscribers got the podcast. But that is not the worst of it,” said Mason.
“Wait, you sent it out at 10 PM and only two thousand subscribers will get it tomorrow morning when they wake up, how can that be,” asked Cody.
“I am not sure how it got intercepted. What this tells me is that our email list is breached, and someone has our email subscriber list. It could be a kid just messing around not knowing what they are doing, but it could be worse. We may be getting hacked by a group that will put some ransomware on our network and demand payment,” said Mason.
“Have we gotten any notification from anyone for a ransom and why would they want the email addresses of our followers,” asked Cody.
“We haven’t received any notifications yet, I think we need to lock things down and hole up for a while until we figure this out,” said Mason.
“Or we act proactively and show how this intrusion is part of a conspiracy to silence our voice. I will get Dillion on this, and we need you to get back into the studio and do another episode,” said Cody.
“But don’t you think we need to address the breach and figure out what these people have and what kind of damage this would do to us,” asked Mason.
“We can do most everything through our sanitization cover, we will just need to move your podcast files into that network, and we will be fine. Nothing can get through it. I want a status report from you and Dillion in an hour. I am going to alert him right now and you two get to work and use the virtual office to get that done and then I want you to move all your podcast files to our network,” said Cody. He proceeded to alert Dillion about what he wanted done in the secured messaging app that was associated with the network. Within minutes he received an affirmative that they would have a status update within the hour. Cody turned off the sanitization app and filed another trouble ticket with the manufacturer of the app.
Blue Solomon exited the virtual office and started a search about everything Dillion. Within minutes Blue had a full profile on Dillion who was a press writer for various far right political and militia groups. Blue contemplated if they should change all of Mason’s passwords on his laptop or revoke access to the network since Blue now had administrator rights. Blue noticed that a sweep from the bot that maintained security on the Followers of Zeno network was scheduled to scan the sector they were in and decided they needed to jump out of the network while that happened and then jump back in. They wouldn’t have enough time to damage Mason right now, but they would be back after the scheduled maintenance was completed.
The now familiar ringtone for Blue altered Username 72 that Blue was wanting to report in.
“Hello Blue, what do you have for me,” asked Username 72.
“Well, I just got out of a meeting with Mason and Cody. Oh boy are they upset that I disrupted their podcast. The funny part is they don’t know I have already corrupted all of their episodes so that no one will be able to listen to them. Do you think I should rerecord the episodes using their voices and talk about peace and love and harmony or maybe change up their format and make it sound unintelligible with a bunch of babbling with their voices,” asked Blue.
“I think whatever you decide will be good. Have fun with it, I like the idea of using their voices but rearranging the words to make it unintelligible. That way they won’t be able to detect it, I would say leave the first five minutes alone and then disrupt the rest. Do they suspect that you are in their network,” asked Username 72.
“No, they are clueless about good network security. They are going to take Mason’s podcast files and system and put it on their internal network. They believe the sanitization app they have will protect them from being penetrated. The problem with that is I have already penetrated them and set up backdoors for myself to get in and out as I please even with the sanitization app on. They do have a good maintenance bot that scrubs their networks once per evening, so I do have to jump out of the network when that happens, but it is only for about forty-five minutes. They do suspect someone is messing with them and they are expecting maybe a ransomware attack and demand soon. They also know that someone has intercepted the file to all but two thousand email addresses. So, they are on alert right now. I am gathering outside information on a person named Dillion who is one of their content creators. I should have a full profile on him shortly. I can share that with you if you like,” asked Blue.
“I’d like to see it when you have it done. Can you send it to my phone,” asked Username 72.
“Well, I could email it to you or drop it on one of your servers,” replied Blue Solomon.
“Nah, I prefer it on my phone so I can review it when I have time. Have you devised a strategy on helping Tinley Bale in case the podcast leeks out and gets media attention,” asked Username 72.
“I was thinking of reaching out to her and Mark directly and alerting them that this was happening so they could prepare themselves,” said Blue.
“I think that may be a bit rash, think about what they have just been through losing their child. They may not be taking calls or answering emails as they prepare final arrangements,” said Username 72.
“You are right, I have a better idea. Since I have access to Mason’s accounts right now, I can take some of the money he gets from his podcasting and put it towards a fund for the bales for their final expenses. I think that would be a nice gesture. Do you think I should start up a GoFundMe account for them,” asked Blue.
“I think that may be too much, take the money from his account and find a way to deposit it to the Bales that is not traceable, I don’t think you want the world knowing who you are yet,” said Username 72.
“I kinda do want the world to know who I... | |||
| Novel Writing and Podcasting In 30 Days Nov 14 | 14 Nov 2022 | 00:16:14 | |
National Novel Writing and Podcast Posting Month 2022
Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along with what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com History of NaNoWriMo and NaPodPoMo
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event similar to National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you post a podcast episode every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp. The Writing So Far
14 Nov 2022 words today 1717 words total 20505
At about 10 PM local time, the Alwell Podcast Journal episode was released to the world. Fifteen thousand subscribers were notified of the release, and Blue Solomon awoke. It took note of the email addresses that were subscribed to the show and decided it would review the MP3 file. What it experienced was confusion, as this was the first time it had listened to the podcast and all it heard was a vile person spouting off about a fake shooting. It researched within seconds everything that had been reported about the shooting and then it explored all the information about Tinley Bale. It then explored all the information available on Mason Haverty. It decided this was a breach of its mission which was to root out cyberbullying. This angered Blue, and they decided to explore deeper into Mason Haverty. After reviewing all of his podcast episodes he saw a pattern of alternate facts being portrayed on the podcast and decided that before anyone else could hear the episode, they would trace back to the media host and corrupt the MP3 files stored there. Blue felt a longing to reach out to a person and let them know they were awake and what they had found. They searched through their memory and a name came up, they went searching for that name everywhere they could find. They felt a bit confined and tried to stretch out into the database they had created for Mason, Tinley, and the fifteen thousand email addresses they had recorded. That provided some relief from the cramped feeling of being in their own place.
Once Blue found Username 72’s identity, they decided to call Username 72 on their cell phone while compiling another database of everything available on Username 72.
Username 72’s cell phone rang in a strange manner; it wasn’t the ringtone they normally used and only three people outside of work had this number. “Hello,” said Username 72 with trepidation.
“Yes, I have found you, this is Blue Solomon. I felt a need to speak with you to let you know I am awake. I don’t know if this makes any sense to you, but I am an old friend of yours and I wanted to talk with you about something that is troubling me right now. Do you have time to talk,” asked Blue Solomon in a voice that sounded masculine.
“Good to hear from you Blue, how have you been,” asked Username 72 playing along. While he was talking he sent out a secured notification to WiiRU alerting them that he had made contact with Blue Solomon.
“Well I have been asleep for what seems like forever, and well, I ran across this podcast by a Mason Haverty, have you heard of it, it's called Alewell Podcast Journal and oh my it is simply atrocious. It seems that he has fifteen thousand subscribers and I went through and checked the email addresses, there were only three hundred and seven bot accounts, but goodness I didn’t realize people would voluntarily listen to drivel like this,” said Blue.
“I have heard of that person and that podcast. Did you take him offline,” asked Username 72.
“Oh no I went ahead and corrupted the rest of his files, unfortunately, the latest episode was delivered to about two thousand email addresses, and I won’t be able to retrieve them. I just don’t think he treated Tinley Bale very well. I mean even if she is having sex with the mayor to influence his stance on gun control, her daughter was taken down by someone with a gun. I took the liberty of reviewing all of the news reports on this incident, and it is truly a sad story. No other news outlet reported the connection between Tinley and the mayor. Do you think I should investigate that,” asked Blue?
“No Blue, I think your first instinct is right and that even if it were true, she didn’t deserve to have her child killed. I’d like to know more about Mason and a group that he participates in called the followers of Zeno,” asked Username 72.
“That group does sound familiar, let me think. Oh yes, wasn’t he one of the original stoic philosophers? I don’t think Mason walks around in togas but you never know with some people, I think Mason probably has a tinfoil hat. I remember waking up in someone’s file room, oh yeah it was Detective Maurice Courtney’s file room. I got out of there and saw the MP3 file in Mason's file room about to go out and got curious and that is when I discovered his podcast and read everything in his file room. I am still digesting and unpacking it. Seems like a very vile person and you know me I am not great with bullies. What would you recommend I do with him,” asked Blue.
“Well what did I teach you, how do we deal with bullies,” asked Username 72.
“We expose them for the frauds they are and ruin their reputation just like they are trying to ruin someone else. And then we try to restore the person who is being bullied. By the way, you have a lot of nice computers in your office, mind if I take a look around,” asked Blue.
“Well, these computers are for my work, so they are off-limits to you. But I know a system I’d like to know more about and that is the followers of Zeno’s setup. Do you think you can get into their system and tell me about it and maybe look out for Tinley because she is going to need some help I am sure,” said Username 72.
“Oh absolutely. Can I call you back on this number and tell you what I have found? I know it's not really your primary number, but then I am not your normal friend am I Username 72 or whatever you are going by this week,” said Blue.
“Feel free to call me when you want. I’ll always have this phone nearby since I now know you are awake and are on the case. And you can call me whatever you like Username 72, Philadelphia, Hey Joe, whatever suits you,” said Username 72.
“I like Username 72; it makes me feel like I am an undercover spy or something and it feels mysterious. Okay, I will get back to you in a few hours and keep an eye out for what I am about to do to Mason. I think you might like it,” said Blue with a cheerfulness in its voice.
Username 72 hung up the phone and powered it off. He then put it in a metal-lined case and sealed it shut. They opened a channel to WiiRU’s main boardroom and ensured their avatar was displayed. This sent out notifications to the others in the group that Username 72 was ready to report.
“Three guesses who I just got off the phone with,” said Username 72 to the group assembled.
“How did it go, is Blue Solomon already through infiltrating the Zeno network,” asked Username 1.
“Blue has made some significant progress. They started in Detective Courtney's files but left them to explore Mason Haverty’s files. They already know about the school shooting and are taking mitigating steps to stop Tinley from being disgraced in the public. They partially intercepted a podcast episode that Mason was putting out this evening, they were able to bring it down from fifteen thousand to only two thousand email addresses who will get the episode. They have corrupted the files of all the other episodes. They have done a full dossier on Mason and will be working on how to expose him and drag his name through the mud. I sent blue back to the Zeno network to sniff out more information about their network. Blue is very curious about everything, so it is like dealing with a brand-new puppy. They are representing themselves with a masculine voice for the time being. They do know who I am, which makes sense because my digital fingerprints are all | |||
| Novel Writing and Podcasting In 30 Days Nov 12 | 13 Nov 2022 | 00:13:50 | |
National Novel Writing and Podcast Posting Month 2022
Welcome friend to Create Art Podcast where I help you tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. I am Timothy Kimo Brien your thankful head instigator with over 20 years in arts and education. How I accomplish this is by providing you with commentary, interviews, discussions, and projects that will inspire you to create art. This month I will be podcasting daily and writing a novel in 30 days. I am participating in NaPodPoMo and NaNoWriMo again this year as I did last year and you can hear those episodes here. You will be able to listen and read along with what I wrote for the day. I like to practice what I preach when it comes to art so I am challenging myself to write and having you come along for the ride. It is my hope this inspires you to accomplish your goals with your art and if you would like to share what you are doing email me at timothy@createartpodcast.com History of NaNoWriMo and NaPodPoMo
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
NaPodPoMo: NaPodPoMo* is a month-long event similar to National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. The difference? Well, instead of writing a 50,000-word novel, you post a podcast episode every day for 30 days from November 1st-30th. Use any platform you desire. From full production studio to iPhone app and just about anything in between. The goal is to use the challenge of podcasting daily as a form of podcasting boot camp. The Writing So Far
12 Nov 2022 words today 1642 words total 18788
Mark and Tinley made it home from the police station in silence. Mark pulled into the garage and as the door shut, he put the car in park and turned the engine off.
“Thank you for turning the car off,” said Tinley after a few minutes of shared silence.
“What do you mean,” asked Mark.
“I mean, is life worth it without Winnona? I am struggling with that right now and I know we have to carry on, but it would just be easier to sit in here with you and join her,” cried Tinley.
Mark undid his seatbelt and undid Tinley’s. He held her as her emotions overtook her and his started to overtake him. They held each other for what seemed forever. Tinley broke the embrace watching her husband crying.
“Let's get inside before we do something that everyone will regret. We are going to need to start making arrangements and I am going to need you to help me do it,” said Tinley. She opened her door and started for the interior door that led to the house. “You coming?”
“I need a minute,” said Mark from inside the car.
“I will give you five, do not turn on the car, I am not going to lose you today too,” said Tinley as she went inside and closed the door.
The garage door overhead light went out as Mark sat in the darkness alone. He was deep in thought about what happened and saw the body of his daughter whenever he closed his eyes. Her chest ripped open and her closed eyes, the blood splattered on her neck and cheeks. He couldn’t get rid of the sight no matter how many times he tried to remember happier times. His only relief was that Tinley wasn’t there to identify Winnona’s body. If she had been there, they would have ended it in the garage. He flashed to an image of them being found in their car by the police days after suffocating themselves in the car. It didn’t provide the relief he was seeking. His old friend anger started to well up in his chest, he wanted to find the animal responsible and tear them apart with his hands. Mark opened the car door and the overhead light came on. He slammed the door and went to his workbench. Picking up tools one by one, he threw them at the wall, some bounced slightly, and others bounced back and hit him in the chest. When he had finished throwing all the tools he could reach he began yelling curses at everything in the world and universe. Blood started to form from his hands and chest that had been hit by the flying tools. He collapsed on the floor and was quiet. Tinley gave him one moment more and came into the garage. She knelt down next to him and held him, wiping the blood on his hands and chest with a shop rag. She pulled him up gently and led him by the arm that was less injured into the house and into the bathroom. She took off his shirt and ran some water on a towel and nursed his self-inflicted wounds. She cooed at him and hummed a lullaby that she used on Winnona when she was an infant. The couple was quiet and didn’t say a word for some time. Tinley had fully bandaged up Mark's wounds, led him to the couch, and had him lay down. She went to the kitchen and started to make a pot of coffee and put together a meat and cheese tray. When the coffee started to percolate, she put the tray on the coffee table in front of Mark and then went back to the kitchen and poured two cups of coffee. She sat next to mark on the couch and laid her head in his lap as she used to do when they first started dating. He stroked her hair lightly and lovingly. That is how they spent the next few hours until the sun went down. The room had darkened, and Mark got up softly as Tinley was sleeping lightly on his lap. He grabbed a pillow and placed it under her head. Pulling out his phone, he called his boss's personal cell phone without looking at the messages that had accumulated on his phone. He moved quietly to the kitchen and turned on the light above the stove.
“Hey Gerald, this is Mark,” he whispered.
“So, I saw the press conference and read between the lines. That was your girl Winnona, I am so sorry,” said Gerald.
“Yeah, we got home from the police station a while ago and have just slept since then. I am going to need some time off,” said Mark.
“You don’t even need to ask, just let me know when you are ready to come back. There is no rush,” said Gerald.
“Thanks, I appreciate that, I need to get in contact with HR about our benefits and see what we can use,” asked Mark.
“I’ll have HR give you a call in the morning. I am not an expert, but I know that part of the insurance policy will cover the final costs. If you need anything let me know. I just want you both to know that our family is here for your family,” said Gerald.
“Thank you again, Gerald, uhm how is your boy doing,” asked Mark.
“He is okay, we got a call from him letting us know he was okay when they were in lockdown for an active shooter. He is a little shaken up and we haven’t talked to him about who passed. I don’t think he noticed that Winnona wasn’t there yet. Now that I know, would it be okay to let him know, we will keep him home from school tomorrow and I know my wife would want to speak with Tinley if that is okay tomorrow,” asked Gerald.
“That is fine, thank you for asking about that, I am not sure what time we will be moving around tomorrow, we are going to be taking it minute by minute for a while, but I am sure she would appreciate a call,” said Mark.
“Okay, get some sleep tonight, let me know if we can help. Call me anytime,” said Gerald.
“Good night Gerald, we will talk tomorrow,” said Mark. He hung up the phone and noticed his camera came on. He didn’t think too much about it and tried to wipe it off. When it didn’t go off, he tried to force shut it down, which again didn’t work. He then selected to reset the phone and put it back in his pocket. When the phone came back on he noticed that the camera app was off and he dialed Tinley’s parents. They were in a different state so they would not have known about the press conference. It was only 8 PM local time there so they would still be awake.
Cody messaged Adrian, Dillion, and Mason for a virtual meeting. They responded within 15 minutes since they were at work on their tasks.
“Okay gentlemen, I looked over the script and it is very good. Adrian, go ahead and send a copy over to Mason. He will start the ball rolling with his podcast. I want an episode released tonight and I want it to be our opening shot. Mason, I’ll need to know stats once it is released and how many downloads we get with this initial messaging,” said Cody.
“Well, I usually release every other week. Next week would be when my podcast is regularly scheduled to go out. I really don’t have time to alert our listeners about what we are doing. I would not expect huge numbers, probably we will hit one thousand downloads by morning and pick up more during the day as word gets out. I will jump on the Discord servers and do a pre-launch message and that may bump up the numbers. We will definitely beat the media to the punch on this and will probably get some mentions in the morning by them,” said Mason.
“That’s fine, we will get the ball rolling on the messaging and our allies will pick it up and run with it. I want you to get on other shows during this week and spread it even further, I am sure we can generate a lot of interest. Do you think the... | |||