Monday, March 29, 2021

TO BEGIN

I like to give myself a safe place to start writing or painting.
I will create sketches & notes that are an approximation of an idea.
The final poem or painting that they produce may end up being quite
different, but the important thing is to allow yourself to begin.
10/5/2020

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