What If You Started Before You Finished Planning?
Often, planning is only a pacifier I have a bias for action. More than once in my career, I’ve taken a […]
Grand Theft Poetry
Every creative act is influenced directly and subconsciously by the creative acts of thousands of other artists. As Pablo Picasso put
Find Peace by Watching Geese
The defining emotion of my early childhood was fear. My first memory is a recurring nightmare I had where a Lou Ferrigno-style
What Classic Comic Strips Can Teach You About Storytelling in Email Marketing
One thing that sets great email marketing apart from average email marketing is the ability to write simultaneously for different
Marketing with the Soul of a Poet
What’s the purpose of marketing? It’s a simple question, right? Or maybe not. Something’s changing. You’ve felt it. And it’s
Comics
Depressed Fortune Cookie Comic
What if the fortune cookie serving you self-help tips and bits of encouragement were depressed? The fortunes might look something
All of Our Children Wonder at the Same Set of Stars
We find a lot to rage about on our small planet. Right now, wars are raging between peoples who have
On Clear Summer Nights
The history of the universe shines down on us each night. My dad only took me camping one time in
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” Plays Games with Pop Song Tropes
A deep dive into “Brutal”, the first song on Olivia Rodrigo’s brilliant album, “Sour”.
The One With the Labor Solidarity
How choosing to negotiate their salaries as a group improved the quality of Friends and boosted the cast members’ bank accounts.