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The Shadow of Inspiration: Facing the Pressure of Daily Creation

I’m sitting at my desk, Pages open on my iPad, cursor blinking expectantly, but the words just won’t come. I’ve got plenty to talk about, so much I want to say, yet the opening paragraph eludes me. The cursor’s incessant blinking becomes menacing, mocking my...

How One Word is Shifting My Perspective from Defeatism to Optimism

A recurring sentiment that often punctuates my pursuits is “Why bother. I’m not good enough. This is pointless.” It’s not really a surprise to me that this usually seems to happen right before the descent into The Valley of the Forgotten. This kind of thought is an...

I’m not a jack-of-all trades; I’m a curator of abandoned hobbies.

Picture this. I’ve just found something I like to do – maybe that’s drawing, or collecting rocks that are a specific shade of blue, or collecting sixteenth century rag dolls. Doesn’t matter, this is it, this is the new hot thing and it’s got my attention and by...

I keep coming up with other people’s ideas… and that’s ok.

Have you ever had a ‘eureka’ moment, only to find out later that your groundbreaking, earth-shattering idea is centuries old? Yea – I’ve been there – from philosophy to science I’ve ‘discovered’ concepts that great minds have pondered for ages –...

Monkey Fog: Executive Dysfunction, Decision Paralysis, and Anxiety

I have this feeling that i call “Monkey fog” – and I’ve decided that there’s really no better name for the experience. What happens is this: i get this feeling of extreme brain fog, where there are a hundred productive things i could be doing, but I don’t want...

You’re up to something, i can feel it

A couple of years ago (wait hold on its been how long? 12 years‽) I had a webcomic called ISAC and Dem and it was about two robots. They resembled these two only in stature, though Dem did have a little floaty ball over his head. Anyway, I drew this, I hope you like...