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Right now, my life feels completely upside down. I don’t know where I’m going to land, but one thing I know for sure: if I can quit smoking, it will give me a lot of hope to look forward to. It’s been a constant battle, sitting around with cigarettes, feeling like they’re slowly taking my life, while not really caring. But I’m starting to care again. I’m starting to think that maybe, just maybe, there’s something better waiting for me. Quitting smoking is a big step for me. When I quit before, I remember how much better I felt. Exercise...

Recently, I found myself discovering an unexpected parallel in my artistic process with none other than Taylor Swift. It all began when I delved into her music, purely out of curiosity, after reading about how she uses journaling as a significant part of her creative flow. As an artist and writer myself, journaling has always been my way of processing the world—scribbling down thoughts, ideas, or random bits of emotion that eventually shape into something bigger. It turns out Taylor does the same thing, but she turns those journal entries into powerful songs that resonate with millions. Through this newfound...

During this bout of homelessness, I’ve made a dear and supportive friend who happens to be a realtor. Now, while I can’t afford her housing or rental properties, it’s interesting to note that she’s got a passion for fixer-uppers. She loves taking old, run-down houses, breathing new life into them, and turning them into homes again. But this time, the fixer-upper she found wasn’t some broken-down house with peeling paint and sagging floors—it was me. “You’re gonna quit smoking,” she declared one day, like a general about to lead a battle charge the way i took it. “You’re gonna exercise....

In the ongoing debate over the legitimacy of AI-generated art, one thing is clear: it’s time to redefine our understanding of art in the digital age. Many, if not most, oppose AI art as "real" art. But I argue that AI is just another tool—much like the camera or the paintbrush. As an artist who has been selling computer prints since 1996 and holds multiple degrees in art, I find it disheartening to see such resistance to a new form of creative expression. With three college degrees, two of which are in art, and having studied in Florence, Italy, I’ve...

There's something magical about watching those old 80's music videos. The neon lights, the synthesizers, the hair that defied gravity—all of it brings me back to such a basic time in my life. It was a time when I thought I was a rebel. I mean, I was rebellious… kind of. My rebellion consisted of smoking pot, daydreaming about how everything I learned in school was the gospel truth, and biting my tongue nervously on my first kiss. You know, the typical stuff we did before realizing just how much the world doesn’t work the way we thought. Back then,...