Tag Archives: creativity

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been tagged by Time to Write for ‘The Next Big Thing Blog Hop’.  This is a very harrowing and . . . wow-level of an honor.  I talk about my books all of the time, but this makes it … Continue reading →

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Curse of the Artist?

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Yesterday’s poem ‘All Mine’ got me thinking about the superpower of the artist. I’m talking about imagination, creativity, or whatever else you want to call it. This is the ability that an artist has to pull something out of the … Continue reading →

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All Mine (I Guess I’m in a Poetic Mood Today)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I stare across the void Cracking my knuckles And grinning like a fiend Prismatic fire ripples Across my arms Held in front To conduct my symphony Raising mountains And sinking seas I make the warming sun To bathe my world … Continue reading →

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Inspiration, You Fickle *itch!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

As I was shoveling snow, clearing off the cars, watching my dad accidentally snap off the driver’s side door handle of my car, and playing the game of ‘I want in/I want out’ with my son . . . well, … Continue reading →

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The Banshee Bashs

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Shadows stir Among the blackened trees As the sun is suffocated And buried By her pale-faced brother   A ghoulish howl Cuts wind and nerve A sign That the nightly terrors Have come to call   The first to arrive … Continue reading →

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