Jinked

Today I experimented with some binaural beats while writing, eliciting an eerie sense of calm and vague perceptual distortions. It was strange. I noticed the words flowing differently than what I am used to, and I saw words in ways I hadn’t seen before (I’ve been looking at the same piece pretty much all day, so it was refreshing to make a breakthrough like that), [...]

I’ve gone a couple months without producing a zine. It’s sad to say the least, but at least the wait is over. Very soon the new issue of Pieces will be out and available to the public. It’s a different sort of zine in that it’s not recollections of my whole life, or even a large section of it, but rather a sort of narrative [...]

I didn’t feel very warm and fuzzy after my appointment today. To be honest, I felt downright miserable. I don’t think I’m making much progress. If anything, I feel as though I’m regressing. Whether or not that’s normal, who knows, but it’s making me ask why I’m going in the first place. I just sit there, quiet, with my eyes to the floor, wringing my [...]

That pretty much sums up my night last night. I wouldn’t call it a failed experiment, but it definitely wasn’t the success I was looking for. I got too easily distracted, only writing in odd intervals for five to ten minutes at a time. I attempted to initiate zine trades online. Then Rahsaan came over and drove me for ice cream. Then we annoyed my [...]

I have a horrible habit of feeling guilty. When I’ve done things to hurt others, I feel guilty, and rightfully so. However, I feel guilty for many things I probably shouldn’t even feel guilty about. This week is a good example. The place I’m contracting for had given me this past week off, and so I did a lot of fun things with the free [...]