In art-making, it is very important to learn to distinguish between the intrinsic pleasure of the activity and the approval, feedback and acceptance from the audience outside of ourselves.

Humorous Stories on Parenting, Culture and Life
In art-making, it is very important to learn to distinguish between the intrinsic pleasure of the activity and the approval, feedback and acceptance from the audience outside of ourselves.
Calling all storytellers, comedians, and solo-performers My buddy and novelist Kyle Rutkin is...
The makings of a friendship and a coffee shop during the pandemic View from Grand Central Coffee Shop. Petaluma, CA. Photo by author. No Latino in the history of humanity has ever pulled an ascot....
The Hardest Conversation I Had Before Moving to the States Photo by Inside Weather on Unsplash When I was growing up in Colombia, it wasn’t unusual to eat beans and find rocks in them. Back then,...
The Refuge of Thirst, Exhaustion and Laughter During Uncertain Times Photo by Anette Bratteberg on Unsplash I was probably never as cool as when I dated Isabella — a divorced journalist with tattoos...