500 WORDS, DAY 42: Sober Day, Stoner Life

August 11th, 2024. I don’t know if those count as three words, let me check. Yeah, according to Microsoft Word they do count as words. Nice, three words in, yay! If you’ve read some of my previous posts that start like this you might imagine that I’m facing some sort of writing problem, leading me … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 42: Sober Day, Stoner Life

500 WORDS, DAY 41: A Series of Unique Encounters and Experiences

Life is a series of unique encounters and experiences, and it’s up to us to learn as much as we can from as many of them as we can. I would even say it’s our responsibility, but not because it’s expected of us, or because its’ the right thing to do, or because of anything … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 41: A Series of Unique Encounters and Experiences

500 WORDS, DAY 40: Time Can’t Be Easily Defined

Yesterday I wrote about time. It’s been a recurring topic all throughout this newest writing experiment of mine, of which today marks the fortieth consecutive day. Time has also been a recurring concern of mine for as long as I can remember. Time; this invisible yet inescapable, incredibly mysterious concept that seems to be totally … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 40: Time Can’t Be Easily Defined

500 WORDS, DAY 27: Defeating Writer’s Block… Once Again

So, having written about various interlinked topics so far in this series, I find myself facing some writer’s block. I knew this day would come, when I would have to face my sworn enemy, and probably that of any serious writer’s, in fact. I can usually do a good job of not letting it affect … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 27: Defeating Writer’s Block… Once Again

500 WORDS, DAY 22: Where My Current Writing Experiment Has Brought Me

Yesterday I started a recap of where my current daily writing experiment has brought me so far. I didn’t get to finish it, so today is a continuation of my attempt at a recap. As I mentioned, I started Day 1 by questioning the legitimacy of stream-of-consciousness writing, wondering whether writing for the sake of … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 22: Where My Current Writing Experiment Has Brought Me

Where do ideas come from?

Art by Alex Gray. | http://www.alexgrey.com/ Even the most amazing ideas, which seem to come to us as random glimpses of insight, suddenly illuminating our Spirits in a flash as if we were remembering some deep truth once forgotten, gradually lose their brilliance with every thought that comes to mind after them, eventually being forgotten … Continue reading Where do ideas come from?