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"Waffles are the Sponsor of my Woes"

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"This cooked." –Michael Howe

Joshua Steely's heart is served up on a silver platter in his debut poetry collection, Waffles are the Sponsor of my Woes. Steely's food-metaphor-based poems explore themes of Hope, Rejection, Desperation, Rage & Regret, Resignation, and Sadness as if steps for the recipe of a hopeless romantic. With chocolatey tears and stained shirts, readers can experience the feeling of grasping at straws that so inspired many of the poems within.

While Waffles are the Sponsor of my Woes is written from the perspective and experiences of a 16-19 year old boy, the emotions evoked by emptied gourds and sweet cinnamon rolls are for everyone. Is a diet from love the answer? Gorging on it until there's nothing left? Steely offers spoonful after spoonful, but each taste leaves only a desire for more...

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"Waffles are the Sponsor of my Woes"

OUT NOW ON AMAZON

"Waffles are the Sponsor of my Woes" OUT NOW ON AMAZON

Why a blog?

I’ve always loved sharing my ideas with whoever will listen (or is unlucky enough to be within earshot). Most of them go nowhere after that, but a couple end up worthwhile! This site is a way for me to share my ideas with people beyond earshot, and doubles as writing practice!

I hope one day somebody may be inspired by what I’ve shared and go on to do things greater than I could have ever dreamed of. I couldn’t exactly take credit, but if I’m even a slight influence towards something greater, that’s a win.

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Utilizing Other Peoples’ Energy

Despite my attempts to minimize social media use due to its adverse effects on… well… basically everyone, I’m still on it. Specifically Instagram. What Instagram can be useful for (if I can resist the infinite scroll) is finding new art tips and tricks, along with boatloads of inspiration.

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2d or 3d Art? Which do I prefer?

I don't necessarily want to take the easy way out and say "they each have their own uses", but I'm probably going to say something like that anyways..

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MiPads

Compensation is when one tries to replace something they can't have with something else.

This can take the form of eating extra desserts after you work out or giving yourself a longer break after an extra stressful assignment (not admitting to either, simply acknowledging them).

MiPads were my compensation for not having a phone.

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I designed my own Rodeo Stampede Animals

Rodeo Stampede is the best mobile game out there.

The range of animals you can collect, and the struggle you endure to collect them makes the whole game simply amazing. Created in 2016, this endless runner also features all the clever animal names.

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How to make the Perfect Christmas gift

As Christmas is rounding the corner, I thought I'd take a little time to talk through my thought process when making gifts.

There are dozens of factors that like to freeze people in their tracks, including, "Will they like it?" "Do they already have it?" and even "Where do I start?". All of these are solved by how I go about it.

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Why Sketchbooks are the Greatest Thing Ever

I've begun to develop a fascination with documentation.

I've thought of a future in which I keep weekly journals that document my children's lives, and recreate pictures each year to show how they grow.

Sketchbooks do this with art.

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Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree

Personally I think this looks incredibly polished, and it's all thanks to the Queen of Cardboard.

Though I have addressed my rant of social media making art daunting and truly stunting creativity at times, it is still the home of everyone's favorite tips and tricks. One such tip is for use with corrugated cardboard.

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[Insert Straw Pun Here]

Projects like this are just tedious. Enjoyable, yes. But tedious.

My art teacher bought bags of hundreds of straws to throw in the ocean, but we ended up using them for art instead.

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