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T. Thorn Coyle
Nov 20, 2021
Omelas Is Here: On Kyle Rittenhouse, White Supremacy, and Us
“It was not then a question of crime, but rather one of color, that settled a man’s conviction on almost any charge.” — W. E. B. Dubois...
T. Thorn Coyle
Oct 23, 2021
Decisive Details:
on communicating what matters Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson once wrote: “What the eye does is to find and focus on the particular...
T. Thorn Coyle
Sep 11, 2021
The Long Haul
on life in a rolling disaster Writing mentor and friend Kristine Kathryn Rusch wrote a recent Patreon blog about the need for creative...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jul 24, 2021
Creative Generosity
Art, Generosity, and Life Art is not a competition. Art enriches us all. Life is not a competition, either. I’ve been working my way...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jun 26, 2021
Who Benefits?
On Commerce, Politics, and Art Part One: Politics (from Greek: Πολιτικά, politiká, ‘affairs of the cities’) is the set of activities that...
T. Thorn Coyle
May 8, 2021
Who You Are: On Honesty, Process, and Life
Who are you, right now? What is your life like? What do you want, need, and desire? “Don’t compare your insides with someone else’s...
T. Thorn Coyle
Apr 10, 2021
Be Here. Now
On Impatience, Injury, and The Practice of Presence I used to say that the universe conspired to have me in airports constantly because I...
T. Thorn Coyle
Mar 6, 2021
On the Bust of York
Or, Why Art Matters Not all pilgrimages involve ordeals. Sometimes, all we have to do is decide something is meaningful enough to trek up...
T. Thorn Coyle
Feb 20, 2021
The Ice of Change
On Runes, Solidarity, and Not Being Okay “what didn’t you do to bury mebut you forgot that I was a seed” — Dinos Christianopoulos,...
T. Thorn Coyle
Dec 27, 2020
Clearing the Old Year
I wanted to end 2020 by talking a bit about space clearing. We’re going to start with this meditation about clearing the space closest to...
T. Thorn Coyle
Dec 2, 2020
What is Perfect, Anyway?
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of...
T. Thorn Coyle
Aug 16, 2020
Creation in Times of Strife
And then… The slow return to the sense of feet on ground. The slow return to the sound of birdsong, or cars, or laughter. The slow...
T. Thorn Coyle
Mar 24, 2020
Dismantle Omelas: Build Something New
These are times of hope. These are times of rage. These are times of possibility. These are times of despair. In The Ones Who Walk Away...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jan 30, 2020
It’s Not About You: White Authors, Systemic Racism, and American Dirt
Except…there’s one facet of this tale that my own writing career intersects with. So, I’m going to speak. For context I recommended these...
T. Thorn Coyle
Jan 13, 2020
Invoke Purpose, Not Despair
Don’t give up. Don’t freak out. Freaking out helps no one. Following every single atrocity helps no one. Stuffing your heart, mind, and...
T. Thorn Coyle
Dec 18, 2019
Alight and Alive
So many thoughts swirl in my head. But as for writing them down? I got nothing. Nothing coherent, that is. For once in my life, fiction...
T. Thorn Coyle
Nov 17, 2019
This Precious Time
As humans: We make time for what is important. We take time for what we need. We mark time. We spend time. And sometimes, time spends and...
T. Thorn Coyle
Oct 27, 2019
Change the Song
What do we do? We change the song. We listen to a different beat. New words. We shift perspective. When I write, I pick a song, put it on...
T. Thorn Coyle
Sep 28, 2019
Body. Image.
Recently, poet Jay Hulme shared some anti-trans harassment couched as “concern” that he fielded after posting a sleepy morning photo of...
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