Jeff Nelson

Haiku Written on a Train on a Sunday Morning

I love writing haiku. It’s such an easy and accessible poetic form, and it challenges you to play with words and phrases to fit the 5-7-5 criteria. Last week was my family’s annual beach vacation, and on the train ride home I decided I’d write a few haiku based on my surroundings to pass theContinue reading “Haiku Written on a Train on a Sunday Morning”

Dare to Be Cringe

I enjoy following author and creative Amy McNee on Instagram. In addition to sharing what she is writing or working on, she often shares thoughts and encouragement for other creators. One concept she often discusses is “being cringe.” Sometimes this is in reference to the creative process itself: the risk in seeing how a visionContinue reading “Dare to Be Cringe”

The Tao of Summer

In the pursuit of learning one knows more every day; in the pursuit of the way one does less every day. One does less and less until one does nothing at all, and when one does nothing at all there is nothing that is undone. – Tao Te Ching, v. 48 In my house, hardlyContinue reading “The Tao of Summer”