There’s a saying in all writers’ rooms – it’s either fear or faith. You’re either trying to satisfy your guess about other people’s expectations, or you’re working through the genuine and authentic possibilities of the material.
– David Milch
haiku 565
birdfeeder sways
when woodpecker
pushes off
Quotable 446
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
– Pablo Picasso
haiku 564
warm December day
she bags up
November’s leaves
Quotable 445
Writing can be a pretty desperate endeavor, because it is about some of our deepest needs: our need to be visible, to be heard, our need to make sense of our lives, to wake up and grow and belong. It is no wonder if we sometimes tend to take ourselves perhaps a bit too seriously.
– Anne Lamott
haiku 563
chattering raccoon
answers my call
for the cat
Quotable 444
The act of a pro is to make it look easy. Fred Astaire doesn’t grunt when he dances to let you know how hard it is. If you’re good at it, you leave no fingerprints.
– Lillian Ross
haiku 562
blue night light
the color of
burning propane
Quotable 443
Go to where the silence is and say something.
– Amy Goodman
haiku 561
cat pee on floor –
don’t ask me
how I know