Living the Questions
My apologies for the lack of posts! I’ve been tending to some personal health issues (I had thyroid surgery - but I’m okay), and I’ve also self-published a new book of comics called Young Jesus Chronicles which was released 3 weeks ago! (I will blog about the process of making the book in a future post).
So until I start posting again more frequently, which I hope will be soon, please know the cafe is still open and I’m grateful to everyone who visits!
Till then, here is one of the most comforting, wise quotes I’ve ever read:
“Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer…”
- Rainer Maria Rilke
Hope you are having a happy holiday season! Here’s to a safe and exciting creative journey in 2009! Stay tuned….
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Finding the Beauty in the Mundane
The photo below is not a superimposed picture of an alien galaxy over a geometry teacher’s chalkboard…
It is not a psychedelic hurricane headed toward a Grateful Dead show.
It’s simply a snapshot I took with my iPhone as I walked across a parking lot this morning on my way to the Cafe.
It’s a drop of car […]
Pain and Art
“The best way out is always through.” - Robert Frost
Pain and art. A legendary combination. Emotional pain has fueled the creation of great art since…well…forever, right?
Is pain necessary to create great art? Of course not.
But when pain DOES come…when you feel it…when you experience sadness, anger or loneliness, as a creative person you have an […]
Interview with Diana Spechler
Diana Spechler is a writer from New York City. Her first novel, Who by Fire, was just published by HarperCollins. Diana was kind enough to answer some questions about her writing process and her creative journey.
But first, here’s the synopsis of her novel from the back of the book:
Bits and Ash were children when the […]
Share Your Favorite Poem
Do you have a favorite poem?
Last night I read poetry with a friend over dinner. We picked a few books off my shelf: Dorothy Parker, Rumi, and love poems by Pablo Neruda (who was portrayed in the wonderful movie Il Postino.)
One particular poem by Neruda made us laugh out loud:
My ugly love, you’re a messy […]
How to Construct a Classic Rock Song (Courtesy of Steely Dan)
Here’s a really cool video (below) about the making of Steely Dan’s classic song Peg. I thought you’d enjoy watching the process of how they created it with their session musicians. Enjoy!
Feel free to leave a comment!
You Are Now Entering The Creative Zone
Have you been to The Creative Zone lately?
It’s a great place to visit, isn’t it?
I’ve been there for the past few days, in case you were wondering.
Here’s how I got there:
I started playing guitar again. Mind you, I’m not a very skilled musician. I know how to play maybe five or six chords. I […]
How to Make Nuclear Coffee
I don’t know if you’ll find this particular post blog-worthy or not, but what the heck.
This morning as I poured myself a cup of coffee, the sun from the kitchen window shone through the glass pot causing a brilliant light show on my counter. I took a picture of it for you (with no adjustments […]
Feeling Lost Creatively?
Sometimes we get lost along our creative journey. We get distracted by life and lose touch with our creative spirit.
Here’s a short animated video (below) from the early psychedelic years of Sesame Street that might help you find your way home (or at least inspire you in the same way a good acid-trip would). […]
Recognizing and Seizing Creative Opportunities (Fenway Park After Dark)
Do you recognize creative opportunities when they happen to you?
Do you seize them?
A few nights ago I had the rare chance to sit in the stands of Fenway Park late at night after everyone had gone home.
Just me. Alone. In the empty seats of one of the greatest, most legendary ballparks on Earth. (Where Babe […]
