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My Meandering History as a Starving Artist

I don’t actually starve. But the word “starving” is a whole other blog topic dedicated to the slang usages and relative versus absolute poverty. That said… When I was a little kid, I was often praised for my artistic abilities. They even stuck me in a special school for it, encouraged it. My parents drove…

October 30, 2012 in Indy-Publishing, Poverty and Wealth, Self-Publishing, The Artistic Personality, The Writing Life.

A Meandering History of the Starving Artist

(Before I begin, let me declare the inclusivity of the term “artist” which I am using here. I include all kinds of visual, performance, literary, and other artists, but speak more from the experience of the painter, crafter, and of course, writer.) The starving artist is such an iconic personage in our history that it…

October 17, 2012 in Art, History, The Writing Life.

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