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Month: June 2016

Literature

Quotes From Where Angels Fear To Tread

Posted on June 29, 2016 / 0 Comment

From Chapter III, 2nd paragraph: The ground floor and the upper floor of that battered house are alike deserted, and the inmates keep to the central portion, ju...

Literature/Quotes/Writing

The Small Boat

Posted on June 28, 2016 / 0 Comment

There is something peculiar in a small boat upon the wide sea. Over the lives borne from under the shadow of death there seems to fall the shadow of madness. Wh...

Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Crepuscular

Posted on June 27, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, crepuscular means: of, relating to, or resembling twilight, eg: crepuscular light occurring or active during twilight, eg: crepusc...

Marcus Aurelius
History/Literature

Quotes From Meditations By Marcus Aurelius (2)

Posted on June 22, 2016 / 0 Comment

Meditations is a remarkable collection of personal reflections by the Stoic Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, who reigned from 161 to 180 AD. Quote: … that the lo...

Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Pellucid

Posted on June 19, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, pellucid means: admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion, eg: a pellucid stream reflecting light evenly ...

Camera
Photography

Year 2016 365 Photo Journey (May 28th – June30th) – Washington DC Edition

Posted on June 10, 2016 / 0 Comment

Some pics from my recent trip to Washington DC. Enjoy! 365 Photo Journey Apparently, this is a thing. Consider it a challenge, a journal, or a journey (I prefer...

Brad Severance

Hi, my name is Brad Severance, and I'm a photographer, poet, artist, Francophile, and avid reader. I live in Indianapolis, Indiana.

You can check out my best photographs on my photography website site at photography.bradseverance.com and my Flickr profile at www.flickr.com/photos/brad-severance

I run a writer's group called Pen to Paper, Indy's most notorious coterie of misfit writers. Checkout our website at www.pentopaperblog.org and our Meetup site at www.meetup.com/Pen-to-Paper.

If you wish to contact me, don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail at me@bradseverance.com


Current Projects

2023 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I will take a photo a day for year 2023.
Check it out here: 2023 Photo Journey


Stuff I’m Reading Now

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." — Joseph Addison
Don't get flabby! Read everyday. See what I've read in 2023 here.

I Sing The Body Electric! by Ray Bradbury

Short stories by one of the founding fathers of science fiction.

How To Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh

Thought you knew how to walk? Think again!

Collected Short Stories by Graham Greene

A compendium of Greene's best short stories.

Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert

The sixth and final installment in the lengendary series.

Mindfulness by Joseph Goldstein

An in-depth look into the Buddhist concept and practice of mindfulness.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

The multi-generational story of the Buendía family.

The Red Book by C.G. Jung

Jungs account of his exploration in the shadow self.

A Poet to his Beloved by W.B. Yeats

Early love poems by Yeats.


Past Projects

2022 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I took a photo a day for the year 2022.
Check it out here: 2022 Photo Journey

The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

Each week, my painter, Addie, and I chose a theme upon which to write and paint. We had many exciting topics to explore and were excited to share our work.
Check it out here: The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

2021 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I took a photo a day for the year 2021.
Check it out here: 2021 Photo Journey

The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

Each day, for 30 days, my painter, Addie, and I selected a poem (from the public domain). I wrote a poem and she painted a painting inspired by that poem. The result was an outpouring of creative energy.
Check it out here: The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

2020 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I took a photo a day for the year 2020.
Check it out here: 2020 Photo Journey

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