Thought Row Blog — writing

Me on Writing: I write my way in… and I write my way out, gallivanting all about with pedantic prose. Or at least that's what I would like you and everyone to think. The undercurrent of truth starts with me being saddled with a condition that's not all that uncommon these days. But back when I was in my most informative years, my learning disability was simply diagnosed as "this poor child is dumb." At the time, not too many people were kind enough to use the phrase, "the child has an addled brain." Which I probably would not have...

  Why I Will Never use ChatGPT or Dall-E to Write or Paint: I was; and I still am, smitten by any technology that improves humankind's lot in this world. All things AI, by no means, is the final frontier. But artificial intelligence is remarkably close to imitating all human behaviors; a scary thought, yes?  Will writing original prose or spending a slew of hours painting a masterful work of art go by the wayside? It most likely will depend upon that often aggravating little thing we call time or the lack of it. The more I think about all...

Translating Your Images Into Words: . Turning your words and your images into your own, paraphrasing each. What's in an image? It's filled with descriptive words. What's in words? They describe an image. . Both words and images create a conversation between the two. When we see, we visualize images. Those images instruct us to create words and start the dialogue between the two. If you have a rich or prodigious vocabulary to describe those images, you're giving those images of life way beyond their visual intent. . The conversation begins. We see; and we are compelled to say, even...

Idea Fountains Hiding in Your Thoughts: Every work of art tells a story, outwardly and inwardly. The interpretations of this painting, although seemingly to be purely abstract; actually tells a story. The viewer of this work of art, or for that matter any work of art, has the profound opportunity to bring about their own explanation of what they are actually seeing. As simple as it may be described in just a few words, there are many opportunities to fashion a descriptive story in their own thoughts. . As the artist of this work, here's what it actually describes to...