Regular blog readers and Instagram followers know how much I enjoy creating blackout poems. I use old free books to make them, but occasionally use other means as well. I enjoy seeing what alternative sentences emerge from the words on a given page. Sometimes they seem profound, at other times they’re rather ordinary. And sometimes,Continue reading “Offbeat Blackout Poems”
Author Archives: Jeff Nelson
Pancakes and Inspiration
A few years ago, I read Theft By Finding by David Sedaris, which is a collection of his diary entries from 1977 to 2002. Most of them are very short, and mostly stories and concrete observations rather than expressions or explorations of feelings. Even the most mundane things that he writes down are interesting snippets of aContinue reading “Pancakes and Inspiration”
Summer Reading 2024
It’s almost that time of year when school is out, the temperatures are at their hottest, and many embark on vacations and hopefully enjoy lighter schedules. It also means I need a new reading list. My previous reading list was a little more hit and miss than I expected, but I’m feeling positive about theContinue reading “Summer Reading 2024”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 