by Larry Burns | Feb 3, 2023 | art, happiness, nature, Uncategorized, writing
I’ve never been on a writers retreat. As a creative person, I’ve tried countless tactics to get ideas out of my head and into the world. Looking at what has worked and not worked recalls the refrain some circles use to close out an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting: Keep...
by Larry Burns | May 2, 2019 | art, happiness, home, nature, publishing, Uncategorized, writing
I recently completed a book about the rich cultural landscape of the Inland Empire. That book, Secret Inland Empire, provided a way for me to share stories about the Inland Empire, illustrating our rich and diverse cultural landscape. In college I took a course called...
by Larry Burns | Jun 4, 2018 | art, critical thinking, happiness, poetry, Uncategorized, writing
I’ve removed the political feeds from my inbox and replaced them with poetry from places like Rattle Magazine. Not only does it calm my mind, it keeps it in a creative place. Instead of encouraging me to yell and scream about things I cannot control, it makes the...
by Larry Burns | Sep 27, 2017 | economic development, higher education, leadership, literacy, things to do in riverside, Uncategorized, writing
If you find yourself in downtown Riverside, be sure to drop by the second floor of Riverside Library’s Main Branch – it’s right next door to The Historic Mission Inn Hotel and Spa. And since this flash is space and place based, it occupies the future home of the...
by Larry Burns | Feb 10, 2017 | advertising, amazon, art, belief, facebook, Indie, marketing, publishing, things to do in riverside, Uncategorized, writing
If you are like me, when you think about the writer’s life, it involves power, paper, ink, coffee, late nights, early mornings, and feeling like you may never finish that next project. But there comes a time when you put the pen down, and pick up the phone,...
