Doug: More Artsy, Less Fartsy

Posted by dougwood on May 7, 2012 in Journal | 1 comment ShareI was digging through a pile of assorted papers yesterday and I came across my New Year’s resolutions. How humbling an experience is that? (One of my resolutions for this year is not to write down my resolutions so I don’t have this happen again.) Five months later, I look back and think, “How could I have been so naive?” 2012 Resolutions Write three short stories....
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Happy Belated Birthday, Michelle

Posted by dougwood on Mar 13, 2012 in Journal | 14 comments SharePre-Blog Before I start the latest blog proper, I want to say thanks to everyone who is reading the first chapter from my novel NationChurch. The main reason I invited people to read it, is because I thought it has turned out pretty well. I hope you’re enjoying it. The second reason I want people to read it, is that some of my friends are…how to say this?…opinionated. I...
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Bad Blogger! Bad!

Posted by dougwood on Jan 23, 2012 in Journal | 2 comments ShareOne of my New Year’s resolutions was to blog more. And look how that’s turning out… I am certain many of you have been waiting with bated breath (or ‘baited’ breath perhaps) for the next HILARIOUS post and I have let you down. For this I am truly sorry. Okay, not so much. But the good news is that I have been a busy, busy bee, making capital-A Art, working on...
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Breathe…

Posted by dougwood on Dec 14, 2011 in Journal | 5 comments ShareYou know how sometimes a person has a really, really bad day and they’ll say, “I’d rather have a hot poker shoved up my nose than go back into the office”? Well, last Thursday, I had a real, live, hot poker shoved up my real, live nose. But I’ll get back to that. First, a bit of self reflection: So who am I? I’ve been wondering that quite a bit of late. It...
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