Retirees’ Creative Reinvention Day 9: Collaboration = ‘scenius’.

Yesterday, I referred to Austin Kleon as a creative touchstone.

Above is a page of his book Show Your Work, condensed by way of a blackout poem, a technique he uses and unabashedly ‘stole’. [See his book Steal Like An Artist.] The first draft of the blackout poem was a mess and I later posted a cleaner version, but at that moment an hour ago, I wanted to get something out there. So I thought, ‘What the hey?’ [should it be ‘What the hay’?…and does it or does it not need a question mark? We creative retirees…such a tortured bunch.]

This is one of my favorite pages in Show Your Work and it speaks to my post about collaboration.

Thanks for reading and stay vigilant for opportunities to stretch your thinking.

Author: TMH

Writer. Former teacher. Baker. Spoiler of dogs. View all posts by TMH