On Post: Living Well is the Best Revenge
Date: January 29
Find It Here
Lee Newsome is a bit of a jerk then, isn’t he?
I kind of like it though.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
A Primer on The January Project for Our New Guests
If all has gone according to plan, you have been lured here due to my powerful, inescapable recent ad blitz.
Writer's Commentary: Both Sides of the Story
On Post: Both Sides of the Story
Date: January 28
Connected to this story and this Writer’s Commentary
Welcome back to the strip club.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Writer's Commentary: Hands
On Post: Hands
Date: January 27
Find it here
Oof.
Can you tell I had no idea what to do with this song? Because I didn’t.
Date: January 27
Find it here
Oof.
Can you tell I had no idea what to do with this song? Because I didn’t.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Writer's Commentary: Superstar
On Post: Superstar
Date: January 26
Date: January 26
This is another one of those posts that I completely forgot about until just re-reading it now.
It is also another one of those entries that I did not do a very good job with.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Writer's Commentary: Joe Rey
On Post: Joe Rey
Date: January 25
Date: January 25
I really like this song.
That said, as a song to inspire an original piece of writing, it was not very helpful.Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Writer's Commentary: There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet
On Post: There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet
Date: January 243
It should be noted that this and “But It’s Better If You Do” are the only two entries the entire Project that were inspired by songs off the same album. I haven’t calculated the probability of that, but I’m thinking it is pretty remote, given the sheer volume of music I own. It is also the proud owner of the longest title of the Project and probably second to Fiona Apple’s sophomore album as the longest title of all time.
Anyway, on to more important things.
This entry could’ve been very different. Be thankful that I am dedicated to 1.) keeping things fresh and b.) being a decent fella.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Writer's Commentary: Halloween
On Post: Halloween
Date: January 21
It may surprise people to know that finding the sweet spot between avoiding plagiarizing Disney and avoiding being way creepy is fairly thin.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Writer's Commentary: Pieces of the Night
On Post: Pieces of the Night
Date: January 20
When I was growing up, I went through a big Greek gods phase. I have no idea why.
I was 8, maybe 9? Still in elementary school, I know that. In any case, it was not like we were reading The Iliad or The Odyssey as our chapter books. Yet, there was young Tim Stevens, doing reports on the gods. Thankfully, for my social life, I eventually stopped being all about Greek deities. However, from that foundation, I always maintained a fondness for them.
Writer's Commentary: Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year
On Post: Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year
Date: January 19
I haven’t talked much (at all) about the images I paired with my stories because, frankly, I was disappointed with most of them. I was trying to multiculturally sensitive and represent the story without giving it away and choose an aesthetically pleasing image and, sadly, my Google Image search skills were often not equal to the task. Especially when it came to finding pictures of something besides white folks. At a certain point, I just kind of gave up (as you can probably tell).
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Writer's Commentary: I Can Do it Without You
On Post: I Can Do It Without You
Date: January 17
As noted previously, I’ll be a dad soon. (Fingers crossed) I blame that reality for this entry.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Writer's Commentary: Good
On Post: Good
Date: January 16
Years ago, I worked in a bookstore. Of my various retail positions, it was easily my favorite. For one, I got to be around books, which I am a fan of, and had a decent enough to discount to purchase a great many of them. Additionally, the beauty of stripped paperbacks and magazines allowed me to bring stuff home for free that I would not otherwise be willing to pay cash for. The money (for a 16 year old) was good, the staff was generally fun...it was one of those jobs that made you wonder what the heck adults were complaining about.
But…
(There’s always a but, isn’t there…)
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