“OK, I’m finished.”
The painting instructor came over to look at my work. He studied it intently, his brow furrowing. After a few minutes he asked, “You’re done? Is this a study? I think this looks pretty good so you should continue working with it.” He left to check someone else’s work. Continue reading
Swimming life’s rough seas
One more wave may sink your dreams
Persistence wins all
All Images by Trent P McDonald; taken with Olympus OMD-EM5 on Cape Cod in 2013
OK, I have to admit it. I’m never going to be a rock star. It’s tough, but I can’t keep any more illusions. There’s no denying that I’m well past the prime age for a newly minted rock star. One more dream goes phhtttt. Continue reading
A few years back I followed a music forum. One cool thing about this forum was the recurring composition challenges. Everyone would submit a piece of music on a given theme. The compositions would be posted anonymously. We would then be given the opportunity to vote on our favorite. The winner had the honor of creating the theme for the next challenge. Continue reading
human (noun) – A sentient being that sees and appreciates patterns. OK, so I just made up that definition and I do admit that it’s full of prejudice. Maybe instead of being a definition of “human” it should be a definition of “Trent”. You see, I love patterns. Continue reading
I think I started the blogging year out right. I put up a short work of fiction about someone’s first day out in the world, his great new beginning. OK, so that “someone” is a Frankenstein monster-like creature. Everyone deserves a great new start, don’t they? Yes, my First of January post does show the general flavor my blog will take this fine New Year, but I’m still lacking the typical “here is what I want to accomplish this year” post. Well, I was lacking – just continue reading… Continue reading
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