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The Peloton From Nowhere (Power Hour # 7 of 10)

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2007 by P'SAL : Graphic Designer, etc. P'SAL

We're on a main bike route. Well, several. The bike routes cross in the street out front. It's a Scottish nightmare: white plaids on black background, so many stripes and lines and subtle cues you'd... More »

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What I Learned in the Fire

Posted on Jun 1st, 2007 by P'SAL : Graphic Designer, etc. P'SAL

I am a writer. Writers write. Especially about Major Occurences. Like the Unexpected, the Outrageous, the Disastrous... the Enflamed. I was in bed after a long day, calming myself down into slumber. I hadn't brushed... More »

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Writing Poetry on Twitter

Posted on May 24th, 2007 by P'SAL : Graphic Designer, etc. P'SAL

Yeah yeah, so ol' Paul was a bit slow to move on the "microblogging" trend blowing up at Twitter. But better late than never. Check out TwitterPOET , my latest project. The idea is simple:... More »

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Novel Day 2

Posted on Oct 2nd, 2006 by P'SAL : Graphic Designer, etc. P'SAL

Word count: 4,077 (out of 50,000) Today I made a rough diagram of the plot, available in PDF form here. As No Plot?, No Problem! advises, this is only meant to be a rough guideline,... More »

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Novel Day 1

Posted on Oct 1st, 2006 by P'SAL : Graphic Designer, etc. P'SAL

In preparation for National Novel Writing Month in November, I've decided to write an entire other 50,000-word novel in the month of October. To kick things off, I took a room at the Hyatt in... More »

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Mission Statement 1.0

Posted on Sep 21st, 2006 by P'SAL : Graphic Designer, etc. P'SAL

Note: a Mission Statement (MS) functions as something of an abstract machine unto which you subordinate your passions and desires so as to live with greater freedom and purpose. Without it, reason tends to be... More »

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Day Two: On Being a Writer in Park Slope

Posted on Sep 3rd, 2006 by P'SAL : Graphic Designer, etc. P'SAL

It can't be stood. The hipsters, the hippies, the hip. The guys in the nice clothes ahead of their time. The older ladies with the hardened faces, tightened stomachs, and indifferent sunglass eyes. Two, three,... More »

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