One Hundred Words (4)

05/19/2008, 9:00 am -- by | No Comments

In the spirit of Proverbs 10:19, our newest regular feature will be a series of posts of 100 words — or fewer. Comments under ten words!

To me, the creative process is most like an archaeological dig. Traveling in a desert landscape, whether on a hunt or unaware, I am suddenly waylaid — flat on my face, sprawled over the edge of some previously unseen idea, protruding from the ground.

I dare not try to retrace my steps, so I act immediately — unearthing that thought, polishing it, and then exploring the immediate vicinity for the connective tissue to bring it to perfect completion.

And sometimes — on rare occasion — the wires fade away. And finished, it is one, again.

–sm

One Hundred Words (3)

05/17/2008, 10:00 am -- by | No Comments

In the spirit of Proverbs 10:19, our newest regular feature will be a series of posts of 100 words — or fewer. Comments under ten words!

They say every dog has his day and mine has been a good one; I have drunk from the porcelain bowl. I have chased squirrels and terrified the elderly. I\’ve escaped from the backyard more times than I can count, and fathered more children than anyone could count. I have left my mark all over this neighborhood, the only world I have ever known, and I am ready for the next one. Throw the ball (or bone) through the veil, and I will follow fearlessly, be it a treat or rolled-up newspaper that awaits me on the other side.

–DFS, for Wallace P. MacSweet

One Hundred Words (2)

05/16/2008, 9:00 am -- by | No Comments

In the spirit of Proverbs 10:19, our newest regular feature will be a series of posts of 100 words — or fewer. Comments under ten words!

My favorite new ad campaign is Quizno’s response to Subway’s haunting “Five Dollar Footlong.” The ads consist of people eyeing a five dollar bill before eagerly devouring it. The visual is quite hilarious, but my favorite part is the words on the bottom of the screen:

“Dramatization. Do not attempt.”

Really??? Have we gotten to the point where we have to tell people we’re just kidding and they shouldn’t eat their money? Of course, if someone wasn’t warned, and did try it, and (of course) then sued, well, at least we’d have no problem quantifying the loss.

–JDJ

One Hundred Words (1)

05/14/2008, 10:45 pm -- by | 3 Comments

In the spirit of Proverbs 10:19, our newest regular feature will be a series of posts of 100 words — or fewer.

There comes a moment in each sports season where I begin to let go of one team and move on to the next one. The Philadelphia Flyers ”” Bweinh! predictions to the contrary ”” are not going to win the Stanley Cup.

Yet I\’m not upset, really. I feel less ticked at their letdown, and am content to release these Flyers to the haze of history, and give my heart to another.

I have developed this coping mechanism over the last 97 Philadelphia professional sports seasons, each one ending without a championship. Perhaps the 98th ”” the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies ”” will not disappoint.

–MJ

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