Where I’m finding inspiration.

Four quick tips to overcome writer’s block.

It was then that I noticed, really studied, the Diego Rivera print that hangs on our bedroom wall. It’s the one of the girl holding the calla lilies, her legs tucked under, her bare feet touching.

Nick Cave recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the song “Tupelo,” accompanied by a new AI-generated video. But it felt like a PowerPoint presentation at a low-budget funeral.

For now, in this off-brand fortress of solitude, my mind can wander freely, uninfluenced by an algorithm taking me places I never wanted to go.

It’s not my birthday, and I don’t know your husband.