Found this lovely piece down in my inbox. Man, I 100% resonate with it. So much of my writing happens only once I sit my ass in the chair and let my fingers dance across the keyboard. Great article Silvio :)
This piece reads like a combination of a circuitous bike ride around town with nowhere to go in particular and a canoe trip gently following a meandering stream. Highly evocative and enjoyable. Intentional tangentiality comes to mind. Bravo.
Well done, Silvio! This is an essay I'll return to when I need a spark of inspiration. 1) Because it's eloquently written 2) It holds a valuable lesson, brilliant in its simplicity & truth
I've enjoyed reading and re-reading this article Silvio, it feels like a circular, infinite reference packed with many interesting thoughts and stories to slowly distill. Listening to Famous Blue Raincoat now!
Silvio! This one slipped past me but I read it with my morning coffee and it brought an actual smile to my face. The way you capture the written word is wonderful -- how it feels ephemeral and concrete at the same time -- and I thoroughly enjoyed your stream of consciousness style writing. The Paul Graham quotes were gems, as well.
One of my favorite lines: “They’re about paradox and chewing gum and carelessness and dirty hair and Freudian slips. Spontaneity and depth. Faith and brutality. Solid colors and polka dots.”
So good Silvio! The words "self-painting image" so perfectly describe that experience of starting to write with a mode of anticipation, excited to find out what the muse might say in the midst of our permission to dance a dance we've explored before. The story about the journalist is also so on point, I'd never heard that one, but your final story about your dad and learning to bike ride is the topper. My heart just burst open in smiles at the telling of it.
My word. Beautiful. Beginning to end. Held my attention even in its ramble. Which was with purpose and design.
Found this lovely piece down in my inbox. Man, I 100% resonate with it. So much of my writing happens only once I sit my ass in the chair and let my fingers dance across the keyboard. Great article Silvio :)
This piece reads like a combination of a circuitous bike ride around town with nowhere to go in particular and a canoe trip gently following a meandering stream. Highly evocative and enjoyable. Intentional tangentiality comes to mind. Bravo.
Well done, Silvio! This is an essay I'll return to when I need a spark of inspiration. 1) Because it's eloquently written 2) It holds a valuable lesson, brilliant in its simplicity & truth
I've enjoyed reading and re-reading this article Silvio, it feels like a circular, infinite reference packed with many interesting thoughts and stories to slowly distill. Listening to Famous Blue Raincoat now!
Silvio! This one slipped past me but I read it with my morning coffee and it brought an actual smile to my face. The way you capture the written word is wonderful -- how it feels ephemeral and concrete at the same time -- and I thoroughly enjoyed your stream of consciousness style writing. The Paul Graham quotes were gems, as well.
One of my favorite lines: “They’re about paradox and chewing gum and carelessness and dirty hair and Freudian slips. Spontaneity and depth. Faith and brutality. Solid colors and polka dots.”
Bravo!!
This was a treat to read, Silvio! I'm really loving your writing and I'll be thinking more about these three dimensions.
Somehow not surprised to see you're a Leonard Cohen fan. Good taste, sir.
So good Silvio! The words "self-painting image" so perfectly describe that experience of starting to write with a mode of anticipation, excited to find out what the muse might say in the midst of our permission to dance a dance we've explored before. The story about the journalist is also so on point, I'd never heard that one, but your final story about your dad and learning to bike ride is the topper. My heart just burst open in smiles at the telling of it.
Nicely written and so true! it evoked some of my own nice childhood memories. This deserves a regular reread.
Loved this essay! there's so much to be gleaned from it.
Haha I just observed my own reading pattern and found your last paragraph was the first one I read. Well done 😂