The Blind Man Society

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The Blind Man Society
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  • Metaphorical Self-Portrait 

    Hello everybody! This is blowtorch lady again writing with another creative outlook on life. Today I want to invite you to pick an object- anything at all- that would metamorphically represent you. No rush as this can be a difficult task since you’d have to consider an object that encapsulates the ongoing tension between your… Read more

  • A Note on Slide Guitar…

    I have been playing guitar for 30 years.  Back in the beginning, it all started seeing Chuck Berry in concert with my parents and hearing the song “Johnny B. Goode”.  I think Mr. Berry was playing a Gibson ES-345 in that show, and after, I replayed that concert for a LONG time in my head.… Read more

  • Homeless Lives Matter!

    Hello readers, my name is Joy! To quickly introduce myself I’m a current barista and mental health counseling student, cat mom of three, and bibliophile. When Jonathan asked me to write about something mental health-related for his blog, I brainstormed a list of ideas. I decided on this one today because it coincides with my… Read more

  • The Lions of Serengeti…

    Hi all, below is an excerpt from a story I am writing about Serengeti and my visit there. The sky was strawberry and purple as we set our camp for the night. Giraffes and wildebeest watched from forty feet away as we erected our tent and Travis reached for a bottle of gin. We lit… Read more

  • Cage Diving with the Great White Sharks

    I was in a writing kind of mood this morning and cranked out another travel story (Great White Shark cage diving) excerpt to share. It was winter in Gaansbai, South Africa and the wind was howling. Morning rain flew sideways as I walked out of my rented house to the van. I was going out… Read more

  • A Word on Homelessness…

    Following my walk around town over the last couple days, I started thinking and remembering about the past.  One of my least favorite, but most educational times stuck out…and that, was being homeless for seven months over a decade ago.  After thinking about this, I figured it might be time to do a blog on… Read more