30 Minus 2 Days of Writing (2014)
Day 9: “Dylan”
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It feels like Bob Dylan is singing directly to me whenever I listen to “Ballad of a Thin Man”. Granted, I’m not as thin as I used to be, and my last name isn’t Jones, but I have often felt like an outsider looking in on the world, documenting what I see but never fully understanding the things I observe around me. I guess that’s why I find it so hard to write fiction, even though I’ve always dreamed of completing a novel.
Category: Music
Play it Again, KZ
For whatever reason, I find it helpful to listen to the same song on endless replay whenever I’m trying to write something. Tonight, I’ve been playing the hell out of “The Concept” by Teenage Fanclub. I feel kind of like Charlize Theron’s character in that movie, Young Adult. Hopefully by the end of tonight, I’ll…
Songs for Sale
The state of commercialism reached a new low recently when Victoria’s Secret started to run a lingerie ad featuring Bob Dylan’s “Love Sick.” I don’t know about you, but I don’t immediately think of sex and seduction when I think of that guy. But what’s worse than this questionable juxtaposition of Dylan and scantily clad…
So Many Blessings While We Stressing
Too many murders, too many funerals and too many tears Just seen another brother buried, plus I knew him for years Pass by his family, but what could I say… Keep your head up and try to keep the faith and pray for better dayz -2Pac, “Better Dayz” Ever since I bought the 2Pac album…