Lytspeed's Creativity Journal

Jeanne Cavelos, a World Fantasy Award winning editor and writer, runs the Odyssey writing workshop in Manchester, New Hampshire. Odyssey is a six week intensive workshop with a 50% publishing rate for its graduates. While I was unemployed in 2005, I… more »

Even if you live under a rock, you've probably heard that Captain America was assassinated this week. I haven't collected comics since the mid 80s, but I have always had a soft spot for Captain America. My favorite Marvel comics heroes were always the… more »

Last year, while surfing Craigslist for writing opportunities, I saw an entry for a haiku contest. The idea was to write and submit "Hipster Haiku," which would then be compiled into a book. Eventually, I did get a note back that my haiku was not chose… more »

Tomorrow evening, a total lunar eclipse will occur. Unfortunately for those of us in the Rocky Mountains and further west, it will be nearly over when the moon rises at 5:53 PM, and the umbra will have receded from the disk by 6:12 PM. People east of t… more »

Michael Jackson. Princess Diana. Danny Bonaduce. Anna Nicole Smith. Britney Spears. Through the vulture eyes of the media, we watch the lives (and deaths) of famous people. If we watch television at all, or even visit the grocery store, it's unav… more »