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J. Birch: June 2014
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Saturday, 28 June 2014. I’m still alive. You wouldn’t know it from the lack of blog posts (geez, the last one was September of 2013! But I can assure you that I am. Unless, of course, you are reading this sometime in the distant future, and then I might really be dead. Whoa. Dude…. I’m hoping people dig it. Fans of Gasher Creek will find themselves reading a very different story in a very different genre. Have I decided to switch genres? So that’s it? Nope, there’s more. I have big plans, kids. A hard co...
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J. Birch: September 2013
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Sunday, 15 September 2013. The Great Gatsby Movie Creeped Me Out. No, The Great Gatsby creeped me out for the same reason that other films, music, TV shows, and photographs of and about that decade creep me out:. It, well . seems so familiar. Yet, the familiarity persists. Familiarity, a type of sensory osmosis that seeps through the screen or through the audio track or through the portrait. The feeling of an ivory cigarette holder pinched between two fingers. Live in the 20s. One particular friend d...
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J. Birch: December 2011
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Sunday, 11 December 2011. No, I'm not talking about neurosis, although that is. Common. I'm not talking about depression, alcoholism, OCD, or a penchant for the darker things of life. Some writers have these traits, others do not. No, the trait I’m talking about has probably struck most writers before they finished reading this paragraph:. 8220;Look at him, he doesn’t care what I’m saying.”. This certainly could be true. About 99% of what we babble in a particular day can be disregarded without any g...
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22 Things – Creative Change Challenge – Angie Richmond
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Urban Fantasy and Historical Fiction Writer. Cemetery Enthusiast. 22 Things – Creative Change Challenge. March 4, 2012. May 25, 2012. Sometimes life seems way too BIG. Sometimes we feel stuck, wishing we could change things, but not knowing how to start. We’ve all been there, all said things like:. Some day I’ll…. It’s so easy to get mired down with every day life. With the I Want It NOW. It was in the midst of this internal struggle that 22 Things. Do, not what we can’t. How Does It Work? Is about makin...
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Student Work :: Portfolio @ Dustyjournal.com
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A selection of digital art from my student days.
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Videos | Writing Is Magic
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All of the Videos. This is the parent category for all videos. This description can be modified in the Posts Categories Videos tab of Wordpress. Give me a bit of a jazzy excerpt, and watch this space. The Depression Well where Writing Goes to Die. Posted by Sharif S. On Jan 9, 2015 in Blog Ends. Oh, is this the part where we bow down to our God? Sorry, guys, I’m terrible at Islam. Posted by Sharif S. On May 24, 2014 in Blog Ends. 8220;STFU ropes are hard.”. Video from the LA Times Festival of Books!
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Fear | Writing Is Magic
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Posted by Sharif S. On May 24, 2014 in Blog Ends. I parted ways with a friend awhile back. I was her friend because I was drawn by her clear talent. Sometimes I check in on her work. I’m surprised to go “Wow, with all of your talent this is all you could do? 8220;STFU ropes are hard.”. But I’m nervous. It needs to be perfect. But why? I had a teacher who said, “We like art only because we like to see human mastery.” I feel going “Wow, with all of your talent, this is all you can do? Required fields are m...
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Writer to Writer | Writing Is Magic
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Writer to Writer Videos. The Depression Well where Writing Goes to Die. Posted by Sharif S. On Jan 9, 2015 in Blog Ends. Oh, is this the part where we bow down to our God? Sorry, guys, I’m terrible at Islam. I’ve been transitioning into straight up atheism, and this is a problem for me. There is no God. You have no consequence. There’s no magic in the world. I think the last one has been the hardest for me to accept. Posted by Sharif S. On May 24, 2014 in Blog Ends. 8220;STFU ropes are hard.”.
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On the Ethos of “The Writer” | Writing Is Magic
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On the Ethos of The Writer. Posted by Sharif S. On Jan 4, 2014 in Blog Ends. I had a friend at UC Irvine who constantly talked about The Writer. The idea of The Writer, as I understand it, is a creation of movies and the media. It’s a cultural stereotype of what writers are, and aspiring writers tend to take this and romanticize it. This makes sense; if one wants to be a writer, they might try to adopt the traits of a writer. I don’t know why my friend was so obsessed with conforming to this stereotype&#...
