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Phronk.com: July 2015
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Creativity is Something Other People Do. There's a tendency to think of art as something others. Do Art is mysterious; it comes from a magical place. It's not like going to a day job and pumping out widgets or code or happy customers—all the things you and your ordinary friends produce. We've even invented the concept of a muse: an other—. 8212;than post about it on Facebook. PS Buy my book. Labels: creative contributions to society. Sunday, July 19, 2015. The problem is, when I...
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Phronk.com: New Cover For Stars and Other Monsters
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Monday, December 29, 2014. New Cover For Stars and Other Monsters. After a few decades of dinking around, I'm starting to take this writing thing more seriously. In 2014, I finally published a few books, and in 2015 I plan to publish even more. Part of taking it seriously is realizing my limitations and hiring professionals to help overcome them. For Stars and Other Monsters (my first novel - BUY IT. Work before, and his style totally fit the bill. So here's the new cover:. To get notifications about new...
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Phronk.com: March 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014. Book Review: The Five, by Robert McCammon. I haven't been keeping up with my book reviews. Oops. Well, here's one I've been reading for months and only just finished: Robert McCammon's The Five. Only minor spoilers here. The ending. It just hits all the right emotional notes. The length. If The Five were an album, it would be half filler songs. The self-indulgent ballads that had to be there to get the album up to twelve songs despite only having six good ones. Except ...When it e...
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Phronk.com: August 2014
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Sunday, August 24, 2014. Saying Yes to No. I just read this article on Medium: Creative People Say No. The premise is that many prolific creators are not afraid of guarding their time by refusing requests for it. This quote, attributed to Charles Dickens, resonated with me:. I don't think it applies only to other people. Saying "no" to yourself is just as important if you are to take that mountain of daily tasks, responsibilities, and hobbies, and carve out enough time to create something of value. Only ...
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What?: Need to waste time?
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The world in the view of one cynical college student who is also an occasional optimist- I mean you have to be in order to survive. Sarah the great and wise. Celina, Texas, United States. View my complete profile. People I Know Personally. People I Don’t Exactly Know, but Find Interesting Anyway. Only if you REALLY have nothing to do. These are here for me, but you can use them too. Why did you leave me! Time is precious, people. Ok, I am back. Its been a while. I found something fun. Need to waste time?
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Phronk.com: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Most Listened-To Albums of 2014. As usual, throughout the year I tracked what I listened to using Last.fm. Instead of doing something stupid like using my brain, I passively relied on this data to compile my "best of the year" list. Here it is, with occasional comments, and the albums that I would. Choose as the best, if I did think about it, in italics. These are the 2014 albums that were in the top 50, but didn't make the top 10. Chlöe Howl - Rumour EP:. La Roux - Trouble ...
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Phronk.com: Laziness Drives Progress
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Monday, August 03, 2015. I think about autonomous cars a lot. That's partly because I don't enjoy driving. However, a lot of people do. Many of those people promise that they will never buy a self-driving vehicle. I propose that laziness will drive that promise right out of them. What about once a month? In short, human laziness will lead to a more efficient, car-ownership-free world. I think it'll be a good change. The people who disagree will be too lazy to resist it. Technology / video games. This blo...
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Phronk.com: June 2014
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Friday, June 13, 2014. Stars and Other Monsters is Out Now. Have a hankering for a novel about a paparazzo and his dog getting kidnapped by a vampire? Today is your lucky day! Stars and Other Monsters is out, on Kindle:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). For infrequent news about stuff I write and deals on it. No spam. Promise. Follow me on Twitter, @phronk. Also check out my scrapbook at phronk.tumblr.com. And my other blog, Putting Weird Things in Coffee. View more of my stuff on this profile thing. Places I...
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Phronk.com: May 2014
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Monday, May 19, 2014. Stars and Other Monsters - A Novel by Phronk (Me), Out on June 13th. I wrote a novel. I've decided to release it to the world on June 13th (the only Friday the 13th in 2014). It's called Stars and Other Monsters, and it's a horror novel about celebrities and vampires. Here is the cover:. More information about the book can be found on its Goodreads page. And I've given it its own little site at FuckVampires.com. Or, if you find that offensive, try ScrewVampires.com. Buy it on Amazon:.
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Phronk.com: November 2014
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Saturday, November 15, 2014. Hope as Zombie Fuel. The London Ontario Zombie Walk. Here's the heart-warming thing about the zombie apocalypse:. The zombie affliction only spreads where there is hope. It's a quirk of (most) zombie mythology that zombies are not driven by reproduction. They just want to eat. Reproduction is a side effect of their meals being squirmy with hope, because it's only the humans who get away who become new zombies. PS Apply this metaphor to disease/consumerism/memes as you see fit.
