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Monthly Archives: September 2014
If Art Is A Meal
On Saturday, September 20th, I attended a middle school gift to their neighborhood in what can be considered a challenged community. The gift was a mini comic book convention with plenty of books by various independent artists, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Method To My Creative Madness
Tagged art, arts and education, Bronx, children, comic cons, Comics, community activities, Creative arts, imagination, inspire, kids, school, superheroes, Youth
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Mind the Art
Salutations. It’s been over a year since I posted thoughts, ideas, or press in this particular digital storefront window. I haven’t been creatively dry during that time – more like adrift, periodically bobbing into project shores, and then floating back … Continue reading
Posted in Method To My Creative Madness
Tagged art, artists, bad news, creating, creative, dropouts, inspiration, Sherlock, writer's block
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I Remember 9/11 — Part 3
Part 3 The following day we were able to reunite with our other child and the family felt whole again. And trust me, I remember feeling blessed to be able to feel that, fore I knew thousands more had been … Continue reading
Posted in Whats On My Mind
Tagged 911, Comics, DC Comics, hero, inspire, Lessons, life, souls, street peddlers, teach, Youth
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I Remember 9/11 — Part 2
Part 2 That evening, to ease some of the tension, we took an stroll in our neighborhood and stopped at the local candy store to buy the children some ice cream. We’d done this many times before. It was so … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, acting, children, comedy, creative, Get Smart, ice cream, interviewing techniques, teach
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I Remember 9/11 – Part 1
I remember where I was on this day so few years ago. I remember the sun was shinning brightly and the temperature was ideal for a spring day, though it was the beginning of fall. I remember my 3 children … Continue reading
Be Gone Too Long
Greetings All: I’m BACK! To keep this short, I’m the person so busy doing things, that stopping to write about them just doesn’t come easy. And as a pro writer and teaching artist … well, time away from writing is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Simmons, Blackjack, creative, Freelance, inspire, Lessons, writers
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