Night in the city has a strange sound The way roof ice speaks before it melts, Pools down, Rushes gutters, Raises the river’s rage below me. Melted ice flows over my boot tops, Down interwoven streets with city signs that claim they take us to Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere that is nowhere If you choose to … Continue reading Melted Ice, Poem 2023-0407
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Night of the Hell Hounds, Story 2023-0329
Those of you who know my books and have followed my previous blog know that my “Ghost Dogs” short story, which I featured last week, became the basis for my “Night of the Hell Hounds” stories. Recently, I found an older version of “Night of the Hell Hounds” that features Vree Erickson as a teenage … Continue reading Night of the Hell Hounds, Story 2023-0329
500 Likes
WordPress notified me that my website and blog reached 500 likes. That’s a nice achievement for a site that’s eight months old. Steve Campbell Creations is my creative journey of showing the world my writing and artwork—the old and the new. My writing includes poetry and fiction, and my art consists of wildlife and landscape … Continue reading 500 Likes
Ghost Dogs, Story 2023-0320
Many years ago I wrote a story for a high school English class. My teacher helped me to understand story structure the best she could, but it was enough to create an aha moment that aroused my interest in writing more stories. The more stories I wrote, the more my interest in the craft grew. … Continue reading Ghost Dogs, Story 2023-0320
Fantasy
I write a lot of fantasy fiction. It began when I was in high school. I like fantasy because it’s about what’s not possible. My journey into fantasy didn’t begin with writing, but with art. Fantasy allowed me to explore my imagination—there was no limit to what I could draw. It could get silly at … Continue reading Fantasy
Painting from Memory
This week, I found an old mind-to-hand exercise painting from 1986. I occasionally did mind-to-hand exercise paintings to keep my coordination and reflexes sharp. Instead of painting something in front of me—a still-life, for example—I painted from memory, which is what mind-to-hand exercise painting is. I used acrylic paints because of their quick drying time … Continue reading Painting from Memory
Twelve Years at WordPress
The WordPress team let me know over the weekend that I’ve been blogging with them for 12 years. It seems like yesterday that I began making an art website and blog at WordPress in January 2011 and published my ABOUT page on the 17th. I called my blog “Creating New Worlds” and made my first … Continue reading Twelve Years at WordPress
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