Author: Jeff Garvin
Author of SYMPTOMS OF BEING HUMAN and THE LIGHTNESS OF HANDS. Cohost of THE HERO'S JOURNEY podcast. Rock musician, D&D geek, aspiring revolutionary.
UNUSUAL BLUES
Let’s get this straight right off the bat: I am not a blues fan. Or, at least, I didn’t think I was. And, to make things worse, I experienced Mark Wein’s new blues record, Black Market Hearts, under the worst conditions possible: in my dying car stereo after enduring nine hours of threshold-of-pain...
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On Saturday, I celebrated my 2nd anniversary as a vegan. My veganniversary, if you will. The thing I’ve enjoyed most about being vegan is how I feel about my relationship to the world around me. I know I’m supposed to cite my lower blood pressure numbers and link to my reduced carbon footprint analysis,...
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Being Vegan means there are many foods I won’t eat. Having braces means there are many foods I can’t eat. But now the braces are off, and I can FINALLY eat some of my favorite stuff again–for the first time after 2 years! I thought I’d share these moments with you. If watching someone...
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Rachel Ekstrom
I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE that I have signed with Rachel Ekstrom of Irene Goodman Literary Agency in New York. I met Rachel at the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference last spring. After we geeked out about YA books and 90’s punk, I pitched her my novel and she asked for the manuscript.
Rachel...
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THE WAITING
“I hate waiting.”
—Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
“The Waiting is the hardest part.”
—Tom Petty, The Waiting
Tom Petty had it right: the Waiting is the hardest part of being a creative person. We all go through it: actors wait for the call after an...
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photo by Tim McEvoy
OUCH
Getting tattooed fleeping hurts. But pain isn’t always a bad thing; if tattoos were easy, we’d all be walking around with the names of embarrassing bands or nasty ex-lovers indelibly etched in uncomfortable places.
Pain is an important part of the process. Pain makes you...
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