4.11 Lake, Land of Youth & Beauty, and Plans

Good morning from the lake — Back to rowing — Future presentations of my books — At Dawn: Early Short Stories — Land of Youth & Beauty: Early Poems — Hardcover and ebook — Low profile for the moment — The Land of Youth and Beauty — Feeling truly loved — Then you feel young and beautiful — Chronological age — Chris Stevens in Northern Exposure — A kind of companion book — Title, cover design, nature — No assembly line — So many things — Screenplays and stage plays — Poems from a time of searching — From my heart, soul, and secret self — The most special things — Many styles and topics — Now a very clear sense of direction — Markers to my future — The commentary section of At Dawn — Dates and comments — Classical poems — Sonnets — Other rhyming styles — Different rhyme schemes — “Oisín and Niamh” — From the game Serena (2014) — Free verse — Stream of consciousness — Spare poems — Happy, unhappy, absurd, funny… — No dates — Pedantry and lyricism rarely go together — Earliest poem from the year 2000 — Magazine of the Department of English — Only hardcovers and ebooks in the future — The beauty of the hardcovers — “These are now the final versions of these books.” — Royalties about the same — No gouging — Every piece of art is a result of the artist’s whole life — Not only the mechanical action — Avoiding getting killed for thousands of days and night — Great relief — Weight off my shoulders — A local lake monster — Finishing things — Need to update website — Readings and other types of events — Videos — A right time for everything — Forgot to bring a hat — Sun beating down on my head — Looking forward to working on future creations — Backlog project — Many things to do and feel — Great feeling — Bare stage or fresh page — Visual art — Early music — Transcripts — Long intervals between episodes — David Lee Homb — Pierre Estève — Some future episodes — More room to breathe — Episodes on a more regular basis — Need to prioritise — Future presentations — Dedicated episodes — Spontaneity — Thank you for joining me on my little rowboat — Beautiful morning — Take care