Scobiphonic

Preface This is part of a series called Succinct Shots . It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. These morning pages are highly personal. I was trying to jump start my positivity and creativity. They are meant to trigger clarity for the writer, listener and/or reader. Purpose is an ob...

Preface This is part of a series called Succinct Shots . It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. These morning pages are highly personal. I was trying to jump start my positivity and creativity. They are meant to trigger clarity for the writer, listener and/or reader. Why is the start...

Preface This is part of a series called Succinct Shots . It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. These morning pages are highly personal. I was trying to jump start my positivity and creativity. They are meant to trigger clarity for the writer, listener and/or reader. Starting fresh t...

Preface This is part of a series called Succinct Shots . It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. It’s meant to trigger clarity for the writer, listener and/or reader. This is my opening farewell to the life I’ve left behind. With the music of Jackson Browne’s beautiful song in my head...

This is part of a series called Succinct Shots. It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. It’s meant to trigger clarity for the writer, listener and/or reader. The powers that be are formidable. How does the average person decipher the reality from the real power. It is a dilemma that w...

[Read the entire article here ] Narration: Rick Scobi There are three videos to watch in the written version of the article that help set the stage and tone of Woodstock. The audio includes alerts that cue up each video in the following order: * Video #1 — Woodstock song sung by CSN&Y * Video #2 — Country Joe & The Fish song * Video #3 — Woodstock Festival highlights Video #1 Video #2 Video #3 ===...

This is part of a series called Succinct Shots. It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. It’s meant to trigger clarity for the writer and reader. [FYI: I wrote these short essays before the advent of Covid-19.] The world can be a downer. If you start to let all the bad news sink in, th...

Narration: Rick Scobi Text Published: 2 October 2022 ( Read Here ) This is my first attempt to narrate an article outside of Succinct Shots. I want to inject a bit more attitude to liven up the story and message beyond just the written words. Enjoy the experiment. Thanks for listening! To receive new posts, original songs and support my work, become a free or paid subscriber. This is a public epis...

This is part of a series called Succinct Shots. It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. It’s meant to trigger clarity for the writer and reader. [FYI: I wrote these short essays before the advent of Covid-19.] Switching the mind is a powerful and productive change. Being able to trans...

This is part of a series called Succinct Shots. It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. It’s meant to trigger clarity for the writer, listener and/or reader. Creativity is a habit, not a gift. This notion seems to be on target because the real magic appears from the output, the daily...

This is part of a series called Succinct Shots. It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. It’s meant to trigger clarity for the writer and reader. The path forward is reached by a lot of secondary roads leading to the main highway. There is not a clear roadmap with a superstructure pavi...

This is part of a series called Succinct Shots. It’s based on a practice of stream-of-consciousness writing. But it’s my own variation to use a focal point, instead of rambling aimlessly without intent. It’s meant to trigger clarity for the writer and reader. The change point comes when you are fully ready or fully fed up. It usually takes a variety of messages from different messengers to get to...