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Brad Severance
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Weekly Ruminations

Posted on April 20, 2019 / 0 Comment

Volume Three There are special nightmares for the daytime sleeper: little nervous dreams tossed into some brief restless moments of unconsciousness and breaking...

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Weekly Ruminations

Posted on March 11, 2019 / 0 Comment

Volume Two In Oreanda they sat on a bench not far from the church, looked down on the sea, and were silent. Yalta was barely visible through the morning mist, w...

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Weekly Ruminations

Posted on February 25, 2019 / 0 Comment

Volume One “Now the drawings you make from us, they look exactly like us,” she reminded me, smiling in triumph; and I recognised that this was indeed just their...

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Weekly Ruminations

Posted on February 17, 2019 / 0 Comment

Volume Zero “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.”—...

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Reflections and Announcement

Posted on October 31, 2018 / 2 Comments

REFLECTIONS ON MY THIRD 100 DAY PROJECT Wow … it’s been awhile since I posted something on my blog. My life has been full of changes … some go...

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Quotes from Kandinsky

Posted on July 1, 2018 / 0 Comment

I recently read Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Wassily Kandinsky. It’s a really great little book that offers a fresh perspective on art, art theory, ...

Brad Severance
Brad Severance

I'm a photographer, poet, artist, Francophile, and avid reader.

Current Projects

2022 Photo Journey

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

A French Word a Day for 100 Days

To practice and improve my French, I’m picking a word a day and writing three sentences containing that word.
Check it out here: A French Word a Day for 100 Days

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 2021 here.

Upstream by Mary Oliver
Essays by one of the most popular poets of the modern era.

The Fall by Albert Camus

The Fall by Albert Camus 
A confession for the modern man.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
The third novel of the immortal series that everyone has read except me.

Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke, trans. by Anita Barrows & Joanna Macy
Inspired love poems to God.

Past Projects

The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

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

2021 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I take a photo a day.
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 an entire year.
Check it out here: 2020 Photo Journey

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