Fingernails Chalkboard In Head!!!!

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

You know that song that gets stuck in your head all day? There is no remedy for the way your temples bulge in and touch just behind your eyes. This isn’t about that song. It is about one that I ...

Problems? No. Muses.

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Life is fragile. If you let it get to you, then you may also become ‘fragile’. Inner strength is something we build up as much of as we can as we grow older. It’s a part of our character that ...

...But I'm Alright...

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Here’s a little sweat, rant, spill, or whatever it’s called when you get things off your chest. The air conditioner went out so I had to get a new one. There goes another monthly bill. I pulled the dead one ...

"It's a Pretzel-Twist of Concrete Vagueness", or the opposite thing...or...

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

How do you describe a thing you created to the world at large? The muses have moved you to produce something. It stands there in the crowd with all the other things artists have created. Along comes someone or something ...

From There, To Here, To Where?

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

“The dawn of man” (to be politically correct:”The dawn of humankind”) whoever coined that hogwash of a statement never saw the real future approaching. Here was a creation, or chance conglomeration of cells, (however you want to look at it), ...

Dreams, Fear, and the Future...

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Fear of losing a thing can have a very profound effect on how you regard it. Taking something for granted can evaporate as soon as fear inspires a scenario to play thru your mind. Whether it comes from a dream ...

I Don't Need A Tan That Bad

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

After expending the blood, sweat, and tears to bring an inspired idea into reality, what is left for an artist to do? There is the ‘product’. It can be promoted aggressively or with a simple modicum of passion. It can ...

One Thought (short Story)

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

The record company wanted the album yesterday. I wasn’t lollygagging about it. Thirteen songs were in the bag. I just needed the fourteenth to complete the package and close the circle on the theme. I don’t do ‘filler’, ever. When ...

One Thought

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

...One thought lingered at the periphery of my mind, wanting in. I was reluctant. I was sure that if I let it in amongst all the other ideas, brainstorms, and daydreams, I would surly loose all my physical senses. Blindness, ...

The World Still Gains Something In The End

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Failure and success both come with emotional baggage. Suffering either circumstance is always optional. The emotions that can accompany each can be applied to the other. Just because success is a good thing does not mean that the artist will ...