Monthly Archives: October 2013

Bygone Halloweens: The Spook Show

Posted on October 29, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Traditions come and go. Sometimes they even come back. When I was very young, the Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating was abandoned, owing to possibly spurious rumors of poisoned candy or razor blades in apples. Then as I got older, the … Continue reading →

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RIP Lou Reed (March 2, 1942 – Oct 27 2013)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

The man who put pop art into pop rock is no more. Lou Reed founded the Velvet Underground in 1964—probably just a bit too early for his revolutionary glam-style of songwriting and performing. He persevered, and by the seventies the … Continue reading →

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Bent rules and blurred lines

Posted on October 24, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

If you can’t ad-lib your art, then why bother? Just ask this tiny dancer who turns a structured preschool recital into her own interpretive debut. And after that, just for good measure, we’ve got Postmodern Jukebox‘s unexpected take on Robin Thicke’s … Continue reading →

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Plugging The Plug and Play Life

Posted on October 22, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Better late than never, eh? My latest novella, a strange little thing called The Plug and Play Life was published back in April. For no good reason I didn’t seem to be in a hurry to give it a lil’ … Continue reading →

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Saving art by shutting it away

Posted on October 19, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

At some point, if we’re smart enough and responsible enough to make the sacrifice, we have to stop being consumers of art and start being conservators. And it is indeed a sacrifice. The art that demands our protection is not … Continue reading →

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Now it can be told

Posted on October 16, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Now it can be told: Ted Cruz is actually a deep-cover Dem-Bot programmed to destroy the GOP from within. Well done, little guy, well done! — Pat Worden (@WordsmithWorden) October 16, 2013

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Banksy in Manhattan

Posted on October 13, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Sometimes the artist becomes a brand, a profit center. Usually when that happens the results are regrettable. But sometimes the artist hangs on to his or her integrity. Sometimes the lure of fame and success aren’t enough to dilute the … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Matt Damon

Posted on October 8, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

It was a great day to be born, Mister Hunting!

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Kill your Buddha

Posted on October 1, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

I try not to too often use this soapbox as a dispensary for artistic advice (my good friend Robin K. has that all sewn up for writers over at More Ink and for visual artists at Ink and Alchemy). But … Continue reading →

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Good grief, here we go

Posted on October 1, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Proud #Independent here w/no great luv for the Dems. But the GOP sure as hell doesn't win me over with their nihilistic tantrums. #WhatAMess — Pat Worden (@WordsmithWorden) October 1, 2013

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