darkly dreaming

Titles

d. m. arney, m.a. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:37:34 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia I think the world would benefit from titles. I have a master’s degree, I think ‘master’ or ‘lord’ would be beneficial. Not just to humor myself, but to really help everyone understand the varying levels of education and experience we all have. I’m not suggesting a formal system wherein everything is impersonal, [...]

“How do you feel?”

d. m. arney, m.a. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:15:59 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia It’s so odd; still. I went through a program for psychology, and even there I hated the question “How do you feel?” But there I was, “How does that make you feel?” like a good little boy. Today, I asked my student a variation on that question even though I know there [...]

I’m Published

d. m. arney, m.a. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:01:55 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia There are a few sticky points I’m still ironing out with the published, but I’m on Amazon (almost.) My name was most unfortunately left off the posting, however, it still appears on the cover. BookSurge is falling short for me, but I’m hoping they recouperate themselves with an easy fix this week. [...]

Going Green Plaid: A Fashion Philosophy

d. m. arney, m.a. — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:04:59 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia I have fought the movement toward plaid in my own passive aggressive way; I just didn’t buy them, no matter how many models, actors, or cool guys did. It’s not my fault though. I had a horrible incident in childhood where once Christmas was entirely plaid, I mean mountain man wearing my [...]

Apocalyptica

d. m. arney, m.a. — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:02:53 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia I just found this amazing group, originally four cellos, now three plus a drummer. Well worth a look. Their first album was a cover of Metalica with the grungy guitar type distortion added to the cello. It works much better now they’ve added the drummer, and there are a few songs that [...]

Hatred, Resistance, and Universal Compassion

d. m. arney, m.a. — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:47:21 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia It’s odd, but watching a documentary about the Westboro Baptist Church, (who own the God Hates America website among other credits), got me thinking about the role of hatred and resistance in my life. Normally I watch things like that, and have this gut wrenching hatred and anger that swells up at [...]

Something Greater, Something Better

d. m. arney, m.a. — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:44:20 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia I seem stuck in this belief that there will be something better further along. It was one of those incessant thing that followed me throughout my most doubt-filled times, when I questioned the nature of reality itself, I have always had this inexplicable feeling that something else is going on. Just this [...]

Finding Your Voice

d. m. arney, m.a. — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:56:00 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia Books are made to be sold, in that they are produced as consumable items and marketed as leisure activities for the masses. But the great books, the ones that linger beyond trends and fads are not necessarily deep, penetrating works of philosophy or sophistry; they are unique because they have that something, [...]

Getting Published

d. m. arney, m.a. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:10:57 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia Right now I’m experiencing the woes of publishing, but thankfully, I’ve done a lot of research to this point, and having worked in the book industry, I like to think I understand things a bit better now. The main question that’s been before me is, seek an agent/publisher or self-publish. Honestly, I’m [...]

It is finished - almost

d. m. arney, m.a. — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:42:53 +0000

Post from: aegri somnia

Post from: aegri somnia I have just this last week finished all twenty-two chapters of the first book in my series that I am writing with my little brothers. It’s been three very long years and many headaches. Currently, my friend is acting as creative editor, and I’m looking into self-publishing. It still has to be [...]