I think we've all had that project we initially were in love with and then steadily or quickly or ultimately fell out of love with it. Doesn't mean there aren't more ideas or that this can't progress to something you will enjoy spending time on. Art, like most things, is trial and error.
Read more#NYCBakeSale 2014: Back at Brooklyn Flea
A month head start to let you know that the #NYCBakeSale will be happening again this year on Saturday, May 3rd at the Brooklyn Flea. I hope you'll join and purchase some goods made by fabulous food bloggers for a great cause.
Read moreVillage Voice's @ChoiceEats 2014
For the third year in a row I attended Village Voice's Choice Eats food bonanza where a couple dozen vendors of alcohol, entrees, and sweets converge to feed several hundred people in a few hours. All-you-can-eat takes on new meaning at Choice Eats.
Read more#ArtistTherapy: Elitism in the Arts
Unfortunately, there's elitism in all aspects of life, even the arts. But what matters is that when you're creating you're creating what YOU enjoy. It'll be pretty apparent if you're writing for others and the passion won't fill your work. It'll show. Trust me.
Read morePowerful Short Fiction that Inspires
Since my main writing genre is short stories, and it's a form I try to perfect regularly, I wanted to share some of my favorites that have simply blown me away. Form, function, content, all of it works to make your jaw drop and wonder: How did they DO that? Hope you'll take a look at some (or really all) of the ones listed.
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