Originally published at Sharonda.net on March 23rd, 2017. Updated October 24th, 2017 – Medium’s policy has changed, and mine has, too. You can read more about it in my Medium story “Hobgoblins: On Emerson and Returning to Medium”. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. – I had been considering moving it here, anyway; but, … Continue reading “I just deleted my only “story” from Medium.”
My wife and I each have a small collection of fountain pens. Neither of us owns anything that would be considered expensive, as far as fountain pens go, but we’re both happy with (most of ) the pens that we have. We also recently signed up to an email list for the Orange County Pen … Continue reading “My Pilot Kaküno Demonstrator Collection”
Edited November 6th, 2017, to link up the art supplies. Updated November 22nd, 2017, to note the passing of Gumball on November 21st. R.I.P., Gumball. — This was actually drawn on the 24th of last month. I sat down to draw with a purpose in mind: To make a suitable graphic for my next post … Continue reading “Blue-Ringed and Blood Shot”
Inktober is a yearly ink-drawing challenge initiated by Jake Parker in 2009. Drawlloween, which also takes place every October, was started by Brian Sora. It focuses less on medium and more on Halloween-themed drawing prompts. Both events are fun, and each is worth participating in, regardless of your skill level as an artist.
Originally published at Sharonda.net on July 14th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. — I started this drawing on June 26th, and finally finished it yesterday. I used an array of materials, but this piece is a direct result of picking up my first batch of Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens in colors … Continue reading “Fire-Breathing Foo Dragon?”
Index Card “Hack”: The Bookmark Diary – September 6th, 2017 Triggered by On Writing – April 10th, 2017 Sappho’s Fragment 31: Malcolm Jack VS “Many Happy Returns” – originally published in 2010. @Medium Itadakimasu: What impulse are we feeding? – October 25th, 2017 Hobgoblins: On Emerson and returning to Medium – October 23rd, 2017 Fiction … Continue reading “For Readers”
Originally published on February 16th, 2016, at SharondaWoodfin.net. Edited February 25th, 2016. Edited and republished at Sharonda.net on March 8th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. — This is my first post in what I hope will be an informative series on working my way through – with my wife in tow – … Continue reading “Dodson’s Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Doodling and Noodling”
Originally published at Sharonda.net on August 11th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. Updated November 20th, 2017, to add that I’m back to using Ulysses, with a year-long subscription, despite my reluctance to go that route. — Yesterday, my favorite writing app converted to a subscription model. The announcement post on the official … Continue reading “So Long, Ulysses! Hello Pages? Maybe?”
Originally published at Sharonda.net on October 26th, 2017. Added to SMWoodfin.WordPress.com on October 31st, 2017. — Over at Medium. OK, technically, it’s just a tolerable drip, but it’s bound to be a spill soon! I swear that it is! Read this post to understand why. Or at least part of why. I want this model … Continue reading “I’m Spilling My Guts”
Blogging Beyond the Grave – originally published on October 28th, 2017, at Sharonda.net. I’m Spilling My Guts – originally published on October 27th, 2017, at Sharonda.net. Backing Up an iCloud Drive Folder to DropBox – originally published on August 12th, 2017, at Sharonda.net. So Long, Ulysses! Hello, Pages? Maybe? – originally published on August 11th, … Continue reading “For Writers”