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by Jacqueline Johnson on May 30, 2008

Congratulations, you made it to Friday! And on Fridays, we share with you a website we frequent or something we’ve found recently while perusing the World Wide Web.
Do you love poetry, but haven’t found a decent website where you could simply absorb the art without loads of conspicuous advertisements? End your Google search for […]

Why do you write?

by Jacqueline Johnson on May 29, 2008

I recently came across the quotation:
Reading is about not being content with the surface.
If we read to dig under the surface, then why do we write? Surely some of us have taken the time to analyze why we write. Even after much analysis, though, we still might not have any insight into […]

Wouldn’t It Be Nice If There Was

by Edward Atkinson on May 28, 2008

A book full of

inspiring content that taught you about real life
thoughts that are challenging, and that most are afraid to think
the questions that make you squirm, start thinking, and changing
blistering satire and carefree wit
stories in photos, art, and words
the human experience
the painful, joyful, and real reality of life
honesty and candor
absolutely zero that is fake or […]

We’re two years old and we’re giving away free music!

by Edward Atkinson on May 23, 2008

We’re two years and counting! On May 24th (tomorrow), Mind Sprocket will have aged a full 24 months since our launch day. This is exciting!
What makes Mind Sprocket matter is you, the reader. We recognize this and we want to celebrate you!
With the help of our talented illustrator Anatole Upart, and the […]

Need some inspiration?

by Jacqueline Johnson on May 22, 2008

Get to work!
Unfortunately, Inspiration does not come to us where we have firmly planted ourselves on the couch or whichever preferred location we have chosen. We have to do something about it. Inspiration wants to help you, she really does. But she’d rather meet you at your level, not at a couch […]

How to Write a Pantoum

by Lindsey Anderson on May 21, 2008

Looking for a little structure for your poetry? Try a pantoum, a poem consisting of 16 lines and four stanzas. There is no rhyming requirement for a pantoum, but there is a certain order that the lines go in:
Stanza 1         Line 1
                        Line 2
                        Line 3
                        Line 4
Stanza 2        Use Line 2 above as Line 5 here
                        […]

The Power of Rhetoric

by Lindsey Anderson on May 19, 2008

” … I’ll tear you to pieces with my bare hands. Or vicious rhetoric.”
- Topher Grace in “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton”
Sometimes, those of us lacking the physical capabilities to destroy someone have to turn to something else. Words. Because we use them so well that we can silence an entire crowd. Because we […]

I found an author’s blog

by Jacqueline Johnson on May 16, 2008

Author, Illustrator, and Guerilla artist, Keri Smith blogs too! She doesn’t overwhelm her blog with tons of information. Instead, she provides small and innovative ways to inspire her blog readers with simple, creative tips. I didn’t know what guerilla art was until I read her site: “Guerilla art is a method of […]

The World’s First Flying Man

by Edward Atkinson on May 15, 2008

From CNN: Yves Rossy is the world’s first man to fly with jet fuel-powered wings, and he achieved a speed of 186 mph! And how neat to be able to watch it all on film.

Collection of shipwreck photos

by Edward Atkinson on May 14, 2008

I’m not a huge fan of poking around the web, because there seem to be 100 bad websites to every good one. However! I just came across this absolute gem of a post of collected shipwreck photos (thanks to Simplebits).
Haunting.

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