Carrot Cake - How it's going
I just finished a book called "Show Your Work". Austin Kleon’s idea is that you should show all of the work. The process, not just the finished pieces. In the spirit of showing my work, here’s “how it’s going” with these stories that you’ve been reading each week. This kind of post also serves the purpose of taking some pressure off to get something out the door this week. I’ve got some things in progress but the piece I have in mind about a Mexico trip from 2005 needs four more hours of work. When I look at my calendar, I don’t know where I’ll find that. I will find it, just not sure when. So here’s how my last story “did.” The numbers are small. As I shared on twitter yesterday: Here’s a post that did “better”: Questions: Is this kind of post interesting to you or should I stick to writing and sharing stories? What jumps out at you from these screenshots? If you liked this post from Carrot Cake, why not share it? |
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Remodeling Nantucket
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Most summer weekends, Owen and Terry packed backpacks and coolers and invaded Owen's Nana's house on Cape Cod. If they weren't down the Cape, they might be in Faneuil Hall at a bar called
Julie's Jackson Cabin
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Whether you're coming from Route 16 or 302, you come into Jackson, New Hampshire from the South. On your first pass through town, make the right to cross the covered bridge for the full NH
Chris and the Spaghetti Shed
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
They were driving down NH-16 on a sunny Saturday in September when they saw a cluster of balloons tied off to a small sign on the side of the road. The sign advertised “Art Studio This Way” and Terry
The Paper Route
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Terry had his first taste of alcohol at Timmy Wilson's house between bounces on the trampoline. Timmy used his nana's blender to make coffee ice cream milkshakes with a few glugs from a bottle
A Merchant of Change
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Scene: A wide shot of a lively call center. Not as rowdy as a Wall Street trading floor. No yelling or running around. Less urgency. Most people are in seats, eyeballs locked onto screens and gesturing
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