Everyone has their own way of stoking the fires of creativity for their writing, or other artforms. Some have a need to participate in new experiences (legal or otherwise) to give them inspiration. It stimulates something in their brain that opens up a new pathway. Others find less adrenaline-pumping ways of opening new doors. That’s … Continue reading Dusting Off Creative Pathways
The Latest or Last? Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
I’m not a big cinema expert or critic and as a result, I don’t do a lot on movies. However, motion pictures are supposed to be, in the end, telling a story, and when the story is told well, I have immense appreciation. I went to this movie with a lot of anticipation. Since the … Continue reading The Latest or Last? Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
From Wipeout To Wipe Up
This is a picture I got the other day from my son. This is my granddaughter Eliza who apparently crashed after engaging in a 10-round battle with eating utensils and some unidentified pureed fruit. Looking at the expression on her face and the remains of the food on her highchair and herself, the word "wipeout" … Continue reading From Wipeout To Wipe Up
So Into It Shot
Ever get so into what you’re doing that only a cataclysmic atomic explosion would seem to divert your attention? This photo is one example of my overzealous focus when I spent one early morning at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens earlier this spring. In my pursuit of the right exposure and adjusting ISO levels and/or … Continue reading So Into It Shot
A Throwback To President’s Day
In the top of my closet at home is a round oatmeal-style cardboard container with a lid that holds one of my prized possessions as a child collector of interesting historical items. When I was growing up in Corpus Christi, Texas as a child, there was a grocery store chain that was issuing to customers … Continue reading A Throwback To President’s Day
Remembering The Big Chill of ’21
Going through some of my photos the other day on my phone, I noticed a prompt that wanted to take me back to a year ago. That was the big winter blast that hit Texas and much of the south with single-digit highs and 3-5 inches of snow in the San Antonio and south Texas … Continue reading Remembering The Big Chill of ’21
Why Write About Story?
What I want to do with My Story Farm is explore the many forms that stories can take and how compelling they can be. While they may not all be compelling to readers, because I'm not an expert in some of these areas, they can be a learning experience...many times for me as I'm writing … Continue reading Why Write About Story?
My Storm Farm 