by Admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Even though I write (for fun, for real and forever), I would still say that music has always been the central element of my existence. Or the elemental center. Writing is a compulsion, a hobby, a skill, a craft, an obsession, a mystery and at times a burden. Music...
by Admin | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
My personal mantra –and life goal– going back to my post-grad school existence, is somehow, some way eradicating the barriers between art and life; not merely living an artistic life or making time for creation, but celebrating art and life by being...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Winston Churchill famously remarked: “My vices protect me but they would assassinate you.” And he managed to achieve a thing or two in his time, decadent proclivities be damned. But his boast, equally self-aware and arrogant, invariably invokes the myriad stories of...
by Admin | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
No writer worth a damn would ever think to publish (even if anyone was willing to indulge them) an improvised rough draft. Creativity and inspiration, combined, are the easy part (!); the real art is in the process of revision. But a writer with a modest, at best,...
by Admin | Apr 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Asbestos, George Washington…and you? I’ll take “three words that have never appeared in the same sentence ever for $500, Alex.” I am very excited to welcome nine people to the VCLA family, and every single donation is appreciated and very...
by Admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
For this adventure, which began in early 2017 as a thought exercise—then quickly became an obsession—to be viable, finding the right place for a literary arts center was the first and most important step. The optimal spot would be sufficiently removed from the chaos...
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