One of my top reasons to be in a bookstore (not the library) is to analyze current fiction. One of my favorite topics of study: story beginnings. The Art of Storytelling I base how and what I write on what moves me. If I adore a certain character in a show, I figure out why. If I want … Continue reading Bookstore Recon
Today is Cow Appreciation Day and if you wear a cow costume to Chick-fil-A, they'll give you a free chicken sandwich. Which reminded me of a brief story: A few years ago, my brother Anton had really wanted to participate in Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day but didn't have a cow costume so he went as a gorilla. … Continue reading The Gorilla on Cow Day
Alaska to Florida Adventure: The 16th Night Still an hour out from Memphis, Megan made room reservations at a place with the fewest low ratings, accepted pets and was positioned on the road we needed to take in the morning (in light of me being the designated Uhaul driver, we wanted to keep it simple since I … Continue reading Memphica
"Across a stretch of meadow hurried a swordsman. The meadow wasn't a lush and green place, bursting with bright grasses and curious deer with flicking ears, nor were there happy birds' songs or the humming of insects hidden deep among a sea of wildflowers. Nearing winter, no animals visited and travelers no longer passed through on horseback or with … Continue reading Our Battles
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Days 15 & 16 Megan had originally wanted to make our next stop Nashville, TN, (she has friends there) but summer storms changed the game. As it stood, Nashville and the Northeast were under a perpetual tornado threat and Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas were under water. This left us with a narrow band … Continue reading Storm Dodging
Mr. Les Brown, an incredible motivational speaker, is a master. His theme: achieving dreams. I like to listen to him when my feet get stuck in school or projects (but it's also cool to listen when I'm already motivated, then I feel vaguely superhuman.) Here's part of one of my favorite talks: "When you want something out of life, you've got to … Continue reading Willing to be Unreasonable
Lately I've been drawing exclusively for projects so I took a break today to sketch something unrelated and fun. #2 pencil on computer paper
Please allow me to introduce two of my babies: Villainy Genre: Science Fiction, Novel A Tidbit: Despite being a much-loved symbol of hope, Captain Hiroh Finner feels only murderous intent which is reserved entirely for a certain master of terror. He has hunted this man across galaxies for fifteen years. A brilliant, evil and nonsensical villain who … Continue reading Works in Progress
"The Road So Far..." Starting in Fairbanks, AK, we'd blazed through the bear-infested Yukon and scenic British Columbia to pit-stop in Bellingham, WA, after which we tore east until the transmission went out in Wall, SD. Alaska to Florida Adventure: Days 10.5 - 14 The tow truck dropped us and our crippled chariot off at the … Continue reading Wizards & Track Meets
Tomorrow I'm giving a presentation titled Collagen Biosynthesis Disorders: the Biomedical Impact of Abnormal Protein Coding to a room of masters and doctorate candidate students. I like to find common threads in things I must do (presentations) with things I love (writing/acting, basically storytelling). In doing so, practicing one becomes like practicing aspects of the other and, if I can equate … Continue reading Storytelling Diversified
Duri Rolvsson 