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the Infinite Monkey speaks: on authenticity

Random brilliance from across the blogosphere…

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I would have preferred him be a bit less interesting and been authentic, than for him to be a fascinating phoney.

 – Kristen Lamb

from:

Lance Armstrong & Jonah Lehrer – What are We Willing to Do to Win?

the Infinite Monkey speaks: on self-portraits

Random brilliance from across the blogosphere…

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All we are doing are self-portraits. As simple as that. We accumulate knowledge and wisdom and power, and we get our hearts broken, and we write. We write for others to absorb what took us so long to understand.

 – Cristian Mihai 

from:
The Portrait of a Writer (1)

One Year Old Today

I hit the Publish button on my first ever blog post a year ago today.  Well, a year and about two hours ago.  Immediately afterwards, I wrote my second ever blog post, which was much more to the point (and even now, it more accurately describes my blog than anything else).  I was going to say that I still don’t have a theme, but I guess the theme is me, just what I think or feel, what’s going on in my life, a few triumphs and many, many foibles.  I’ve written about God, snakes, friends and family, cutting the grass, my hometown, and depression.  I’ve shared my journals, my poetry, and my photos, a little bit of comedy and a lot of truth.  I’ve asked some questions.  I’ve contemplated art and infinity, thankfulness and being nice.  You know what?  I feel like a lot has happened in a year. continue reading…

the Infinite Monkey speaks: on writing

Random brilliance from across the blogosphere…

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I write because we live in a world throbbing with beauty, because I want to put that beauty into words, and because I want to give some of it back.  I do not always create art, but sometimes the inspiration and desire to create is art itself.  Sometimes this is enough.  Sometimes I am enough.


– Francesca Zelnick

from:
A Small Offering