Spanish ghosts through the
drywall. Telling stories of
betrayal and love.
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They were gigantic.
Skilled. But I kept showing up,
hoping to be picked.
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I see them. Their pores.
Their textures. Their sharp noses
and broken smiles.
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Clock hands tick faster
with short naps, smoked chuck, egg hunts,
and FaceTime laughter.
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seeps through the Keurig.
Charcoal water spills over.
No room for creamer.
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With libraries and bookstores closed I’ve returned to my own shelves. During a session of pull-any-book-off-the-shelf and read game, I stumbled on this excerpt from The Dangerous Book for Boys.
Titled: The Rules of Soccer, it reminded me of the joys of practice.
Soccer is the example, but the idea of practice, daily practice, applies to any discipline:
It’s an old, old phrase, but “practice makes perfect” is as true today as it was hundreds of years ago. Natural-born skill is all very well, but it will only take you so far against someone who has practiced every day at something he loves.
Further reading:
How I practice at what I do – by Tyler Cowen
People who have not yet succeeded but maybe they will – by henryeoliver
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Bird songs ring. Listen.
Lark? Jay? Raven? Warbler?
I have no idea.
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Nothing to see here…
With my comics tucked away in storage I relied on happenstance for this weeks post. I was flipping through Austin Kleon’s book – Keep Going, and then POW! Mission accomplished.
Kleon doesn’t consider himself a cartoonist but he’s drawn and posted so many of these he’s becoming dangerously close.
An incredible toilet read, Keep Going is definitely a must purchase.
From: Keep Going – 10 Ways to Stay Creative In Good Times and Bad
By: Austin Kleon
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His metallic prose
gleams. Perfect lines burn from his
cobalt typewriter.
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All of these words have
been used before, but never
in this arrangement.
Floodlights and Goalposts 