Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old-fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he’ll eventually make some kind of career for himself as writer.
-Ray Bradbury
This is one of those quotes that either pulls you gasping from the grave or settles a final shovelful over your stricken body.
“Origami for the Enthusiast,” aquatint print by Hillary Giacomelli
“Come on Venus,” mixed media by Jenny Leonard
The image that fiction presents is purged of the distractions, confusions and accidents of ordinary life.
There is a duality whenever I visit my mother’s mother’s house. There are two constants: cream filled donuts and cactuses. I day dream about slamming a Boston Cream into the thorns of her neglected plants.
Source: emilypdunne
“Snowy Woods,” print by Julia Himmelstein
J.K. Rowling Fine Literature?
I might get cut down by a gang of muggles for saying this, but am I the only one who cringes when literature scholars start drawing comparisons between J.K Rowling and Shakespeare, Dickens, and or Orwell.
“Disclosure” collage by Inas Al-soqi
I’m convinced that writer’s block doesn’t mean you don’t have anything to say. Writer’s block means you’re afraid to say what you really have to say.
(via theworldaccordingtoeg)
Source: zorascreation
Our disclosure issue has launched, and it’s bursting with new art submissions from our contributors. Check it out.
New year, new issue, new art, same group of talented contributors. Runaway Parade’s second year starts tomorrow.
May is our one year anniversary, and we’re taking the time to thank our amazing contributors. Today check out Hana Fruchtenicht and all the work she has submitted over the past year. http://runawayparade.com/FruchtenichtProfile.html
Our contributor Jesse Himmelstein created this challenging flash game “Black Ball.” Can you guide the ball through a diverse range of levels, while simultaneously trying to collect a plethora of coins? http://runawayparade.com/Himmelstein0316.html
“Spring Planting” Acrylic and mixed media, by Hana Fruchtenicht
