Was reminded of some words of wisdom–I first encountered in my English major days–from Austin Kleon quoting Raymond Carver who was quoting Isak Dinesen. Carver and Kleon both put these words on a 3×5 card on the wall, and I’m doing the same.
Here’s what I’ve been up to the past 7 days:
What I’m Reading
Devil in a Blue Dress — Walter Mosley
Hard-Boiled, an anthology of American crime fiction
Picasso’s Picasso — David Douglas Duncan. Duncan was a photo-journalist who covered the Korean war around the time my dad was there. He went on to become Picasso’s personal photographer.
What I’m Listening to
Joe Rogan and Cameron Hanes talking about bow hunting. This is a MUST if you have strong opinions about hunting but haven’t spent time outdoors.
“Gorgeous” by Taylor Swift
Megamix Depresivo (Depressive Megamix) From Love Lasts 3 Years By Frederic Beigbeder. Contemporary French literature’s great contribution to the heartbreak playlist genre
More Oasis, the Verve, and the brothers Gallagher. I made a playlist.
What I’m Doing
Sharing my handwriting (gasp) and pages from my notebooks.
Looking at a first draft of dad’s book by January, 2018.
Working on my iPhone dependence. I’m following three new rules:
1. I don’t check my phone when I wake up or before bed.
2. I Check in a couple times per day, not continuously. (My Tweets are queued up. I really #amwriting)
3. Notifications are turned off.