Choosing a book to read is different for just about everyone. Whatever your favorite genre is to consume, you likely have a set of tests or paces, conscious or not, you go through when you pick up a prospective book. Some might be mere preferences, while others are absolute deal-breakers. So think about it for … Continue reading Choosing A Book? What Do YOU Look For?
Enhancing Creativity or The “Easy Button”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic these days. All of a sudden there is a collective realization of how this rapidly evolving technology is affecting so many aspects of life. AI is now integrated into areas like music, artwork, voice generation, diagnosing health conditions, forecasting the weather…it really affects the spectrum of everyday life … Continue reading Enhancing Creativity or The “Easy Button”
Spotify’s Audiobook Workaround
Most people have known Spotify as an enormous music and podcast source, but recently (September 2022) it also entered the world of audiobooks. The reason? Success and profitability of this platform of books totaled some $1.67 billion in 2020 with growth each year in the double digits, according to the New York Times. That’s something … Continue reading Spotify’s Audiobook Workaround
“Peanuts” Christmas Composer-Not First Choice
Remember when you were a kid and you had to endure the childhood nightmare of "picking teams" on the school playground? You knew that if you were picked even in the top five for a kickball game, it was a total act of charity. But what if the story, any similar story, took a different … Continue reading “Peanuts” Christmas Composer-Not First Choice
Giving Thanks For The Abundance of Story
I know we've shifted from the Thanksgiving holiday to the Christmas season, but a recent community event in which I and other coworkers were involved provided a fertile scenario for story or story scene ideas. This was a community Thanksgiving dinner event that our fledgling catering department was in charge of cooking for and serving. … Continue reading Giving Thanks For The Abundance of Story
The Challenge of Focus
How difficult it is to keep our focus...especially these days. Distraction of an individual from a task or mission has become almost an artform. In fact, this constant battle for our attention has become so specialized that it many ways it has become as strategic as corporate marketing plans. Now not all marketing is bad...let's … Continue reading The Challenge of Focus
Supersized Book Covers Planting Seeds
You’ve no doubt heard the saying, ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover.’ That might be true, but a cover goes a long way in catching the interest of readers, especially when it's larger than life. English teachers at Mundelein High School in suburban Chicago took this concept and incorporated the idea of ‘go … Continue reading Supersized Book Covers Planting Seeds
Here’s The Mic…What’s Your Story
It’s no secret that verbal storytelling is an art that has spanned the expanse of history…in fact, that’s the medium that much of history has been preserved to a great degree. However, getting up in front of a live audience to speak always ranks near the top of people’s greatest fears. But what if you … Continue reading Here’s The Mic…What’s Your Story
Story Hiding In Plain Sight
The idea of little stories in everyday life can be a great resource for starting a larger story, a scene, or just remind or inspire us of our own experiences that we can take down the road for story. Take this short scenario of one of the summer meal sites here in Converse (San Antonio … Continue reading Story Hiding In Plain Sight
My Storm Farm 