Art in Recovery
I am a survivor of abuse and parental alcoholism. Recovery and my artistic journey coincide and interdependent. When I am thinking of art in these terms, I include all forms, Writing, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, etc.
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Dream
My father left me no clear legacy. He retreated from himself and succumbed to drinking. My experience with him had been mostly a cloud with a few bright spots, notably fishing. I think about his influence because I wish I had a powerful legacy from him, footsteps to follow. I spent much of my early… Continue reading
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Writing
My first book is now published as an eBook, Escape From Desolation. I have mixed feelings. I’m excited and terrified. I don’t know if it will get any attention. I wonder if people will like it. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and finally stopped procrastinating. I don’t know what will… Continue reading
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Force of Will
When I was young, I was told what I was. Sometimes, those messages were bad, and I grew up with a bad opinion of myself. Adulthood has been a journey to undo the lies. Every breath I take is an act of hope that I can go forward and make my life better. Continue reading
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New Book
My book, Escape From Desolation, will be out as an eBook on 5/12/23 and available for paperback on 7/5/2023. See my book page for more information. Continue reading
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Being Known
My book, Escape From Desolation, will be out in less than a week. It is the first time I have published. I have a lot of mixed feelings about it, but my family encouraged me to take the risk. I self-published because I don’t have any connections to traditional publishing and am an unknown quantity.… Continue reading
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Little Things
When my kids were young, I made snow sculptures and forts for my kids. Sometimes I made large slides. The tops were eight feet high. My wife went crazy because there was no safety design to keep them from falling backwards. So I had to modify my slides. Cars from the neighborhood lined up to… Continue reading
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Write
I’m semi-retired but I am just getting started. It took a life time to get my priorities aligned and to put my deepest passion at the top of the list. With family responsibilities and activities, it was easy to procrastinate. For a while I had a 4 (round trip) train commute, which enabled me to… Continue reading
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Laughing
My wife tells me I don’t laugh enough. When we hear something funny, she laughs out loud, but often I am silent. She doesn’t hear the smile on my face. I tell her I’m laughing on the inside. I do enjoy a good laugh. Peter Sellers made me laugh out loud, in the theater. Politicians… Continue reading
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Any Time
After my morning coffee, until about 3 pm, I get the most done. Artistically, I can be productive anytime. I go in phases. When I’m working a big project, like a book, that takes most of my energy. But when I’m idle, I get bursts of inspiration. Sometimes I wake in the night and so… Continue reading
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Ideas
I grew up in the Golden Age of television. Every generation says they grew up in the good old days, but I remember early television programming packed with ideas and serious introspection. Maybe my memory is selective. I am a big fan of Rod Serling’s writing. I still choke up when I think about “In… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
