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Fantasy and Reality

I have lived in fantasy any time I believed my well-being was the consequence of some result or condition.

William KenowerAugust 31, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Fantasy, RealityComment

The Discipline of Waiting

I waited as I often do at the page when nothing good is coming.

William KenowerAugust 29, 2022Writing, Thinking, William Kenower, Despair, Hoope, HopeComment

Somewhere Safe and Friendly

To write, I must go somewhere devoid of anyone’s opinion except my own.

William KenowerAugust 24, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Reading, StoriesComment

A Good Practice

It’s a tricky balance, caring enough about the results to enjoy the game but also remembering that these results actually mean nothing.

William KenowerAugust 22, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Football, ResultsComment

Enjoy The Wait

You have to know there’s always something alive and interesting beneath that peaceful surface even though you can’t see it

William KenowerAugust 17, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Fishing, Waiting, PatienceComment

Never Too Late

We all must be willing to answer the question: Is the fact that I’m interested in telling these stories enough of a reason to do it?

William KenowerAugust 15, 2022Writing, William Kenower, AGe, Age, Siena SterilingComment

The Imposter

No one can save you. We are all the jailer and the jailed.

William KenowerAugust 10, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Imposter SyndromeComment

Let The Train Go By

I’ve learned I alone can’t stop a complaint train once a gang of us starts riding it.

William KenowerAugust 8, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Conversation, ComplaintComment

Finding The Magic

The magic does not recognize times of day or quality of sunlight or the freshness of coffee.

William KenowerAugust 3, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Magic, Inspiration, Routine Comment

The Point

As writers and artists, ours is a journey for which uncertainty is an inevitable and enduring companion.

William KenowerAugust 1, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Fear, Questions, MeaningComment

Discovering Friends

What everyone wants is to be interested and excited and satisfied with what they read or see or eat.

William KenowerJuly 27, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Stories, DiscoveryComment

Your Aesthetic

We believe only other people can tell us whether our stuff is any good or not.

William KenowerJuly 25, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Stories, Aesthetic Comments

Fantasy and Reality

The future is my outline; the present is the sentence I’m finding right now.

William KenowerJuly 20, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Fantasy, RealityComment

Real Problems

I’m not saying we invent all our problems to keep our life interesting, but I do find myself wondering if we invent most of them.

William KenowerJuly 18, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Dungeons and Dragons, ProblemsComment

Triggered

My response was so immediate and intense it was as if a trigger had been pulled in me.

William KenowerJuly 13, 2022Writing, Stories, William Kenower, Despair Comments

Group Effort

There is something immediately exciting about another person bringing their imagination to a project that had previously lived entirely in my mind.

William KenowerJuly 11, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Music, CollaborationComment

The True Source

What’s the opposite of greed? I thought.

William KenowerJuly 5, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Greed, Generosity, Success, PovertyComment

The Right Tools

How easy it is to misplace the source of my discomfort.

William KenowerJune 27, 2022Writing, Gardening, William Kenower, ToolsComment

Just Like You

There are so many thoughts that wander into our heads that are absolutely incompatible with writing.

William KenowerJune 22, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Fear, Thinking, Stillness, StoriesComment

Face In The Crowd

There is something inherently friendly about recognition, the light feeling I get when I glance through a crowd, and there to my surprise is a face I know.

William KenowerJune 20, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Movies, Actors, RecognitionComment