by Austin Alexander | Sep 7, 2017 | Random
“The rawness of creation isn’t a thing you can structure into a teachable form. That’s like having a technique to pick up dirt with your hands and let it fall back to earth [then trying to teach someone your exact technique for doing it and enjoying...
by Austin Alexander | Jul 5, 2017 | Art, Artist, Fear, Poetry
I have not wandered Into that vast expanse So blue and deep Disappearing into an invisible infinity. I’m not the warrior Who’d risk such a feat To wander into treachery Surrounded by an army of Unknown foes. That place is for them I’ve only seen it...
by Austin Alexander | Jun 27, 2017 | Art, Artist, Conversation, Family, Friends, Personal
It’s a sentiment + resentment that’s been growing in me. The grove of trees represents my ideal for those around me and just people in general, the words represent what I’ve been feeling when I look outward. As I get older, it’s a recurring theme...
by Austin Alexander | Aug 25, 2016 | Action, Conversation, Ego, Fear, healthy
I have wanted to start writing on this blog again since I stopped, but I’ve let a lot of things get in my way. Mostly myself. I created an endless string of reasons to procrastinate including: Why I shouldn’t restart Why I needed to wait I would have to...
by Austin Alexander | May 2, 2016 | Ego, sins, Virtues
“The negative version of Pride (Latin, superbia), which is also known as hubris (from ancient Greek ὕβρις), or futility,is considered, on almost every list, the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins: the source of the others. It is identified as...