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by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by a San Francisco French Roast, with milk and sugar. One of the remarkable things about being human is our innate need to create. Whether it’s dinner or a song or a flower garden or a method for more effectively driving to […]
Guest Post by S.T. Cartledge Today’s Tea House post is brought to you by a good old fashioned Irish Breakfast tea. It’s nothing fancy, it’s just a good, reliable tea. It’s a great way to start the morning. I recently moved house, and there’s been a period of about a week […]
by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by a hot toddy. Over at the delightful Myth and Moor blog, amazing writer, editor, and artist Terri Windling recently discussed the issues surrounding using the Internet as a break while working. Go on, go take a look. I’ll wait. I definitely […]
by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by green power hour juice. Being an artist is hard work. For me, it’s a combination of physical, mental, psychological, emotional and spiritual work. A good day of writing is exciting, and I’m fueled at the end of my work, absolutely filled […]
by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by raspberry tea. In the past, I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time thinking about failure. In fact, I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time feeling like a failure. More than is good for one’s mental health, for sure. But over the […]
by Spike Marlowe I was a writer for a long time before I was an editor. I’ve been an editor for about eight months, and in that short time, I’ve learned a lot that’s benefited me as a writer. The truth is, before I was an editor, I’d heard a […]
by S.T. Cartledge Today’s Tea House post is brought to you by Oolong tea. Most of the time I’m like your everyday tea drinker, a great way to start the day is with a good black tea, milk and sugar, nice and sweet. Irish Breakfast, preferably. Oolong is not like […]
by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by peppermint tea. Lately, I’ve been running into the concept of modern artists using the concept of what could effectively be called a muse in their creative processes. For example, Steven Pressfield (author of numerous books, most notably The Legend of Bagger […]
by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by a donut from Voodoo Donuts. As artists, it’s not uncommon for us to get stuck in a rut in terms of the art and media we consume. I know writers who only read one genre or only fiction. I know musicians […]
by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by eggnog vanilla lattes. Last week, I encouraged you to visualize what you’d like your artistic life to be one year from now, and to write it down. So, what did you visualize? Did you see yourself writing a regular comic? Did […]
by Spike Marlowe Today is brought to you by hot salted caramel cider. We’re going to perform an exercise: Close your eyes and completely relax your body, from head to toe. Now, in your mind’s eye, visualize where you’d like to be in your artistic life one year from now. […]
By Daniel Vlasaty Today is brought to you by Goose Island 312. I wrote a book! And that is awesome. It’s called The Church of TV as God and it’s probably the most awesome thing I’ve ever done, aside from maybe marrying my wife … or deciding to grow a […]
By Amanda Billings Today’s post is brought to you by Accumulation, New Belgium’s seasonal white IPA, which is best served at 55 degrees Fahrenheit in a Bizarro pint glass. In my waking 9-5 life, I get to talk with 18-year-old English majors about what they want to be when they […]
Guest Post by Andy de Fonseca Today is brought to you by water. Plain, boring, ever-so-wishing it were something more, water. I realize how dull water will seem to everyone. How bland, how unimpressive, how… not special it is. And that’s where my article begins. Does every kid go through […]
