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ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Series 6 (2025)

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Inspiration: Leaving your husband and kids for two months to go do art

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I like the question “Why Do You Make Art?” because it assumes what I do is art. A flattering assumption. The question also takes me back to my freshman year of college, where such questions like “What is nature?” and “Is reality a wave or a circle?” were earnestly debated (usually late at night and after smoking too much weed). Twenty-five years later I’d like to think I am a little more clear-headed regarding this question. Perhaps the only insight I’ve gained is the knowledge that I have no idea and, secondly, the reasons are unimportant. Depending on my mood, on any given day, I could attribute making art to a high-minded impulse to connect with others or to understand the world or a narcissistic coping mechanism or a desire to be famous or therapy or as my religious discipline or to provide a sense of control or a desire to surrender control, etc., etc., etc. Whatever the reason, an inner compulsion exists and I continue to honor this internal imperative. If I didn’t, I would feel really horrible. I would be a broken man. So whether attempting to make art is noble or selfish, the fact remains that I will do it nevertheless. Anything past this statement is speculation. I would be afraid that by proclaiming why I make art would be generating my own propaganda.

-James Sturm

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Read this as “silly seals from ooter speace”

silly seals from outer space

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It is your sworn duty, when you're in your 30's, to do something every day that would have gotten you viciously bullied in high school.

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i think acgas 2020 should've been like Breaking Bad where they get to say "fuck" once per season, and with 6 seasons they'd have had a chance to hit each of the main cast plus carmody

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Sam Reich: I'm tired of Game Changer being considered psychological torture

Also Sam Reich: in lieu of a timer I'm going to have Tao Yang run at you while screaming

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I can’t believe Game Changer made “drunk girls hyping each other up in the bathroom” a competitive game.

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Hack for if you're struggling with ADHD paralysis and you can't get started on a task:

Step 1: Add some silly rule to the task to make it more interesting and whimsical.

Step 2: Pretend Sam Reich just told you to do it.

Here are a few examples that have worked for me recently.

(Bonus points if you can hear the setup in your head. "Alright, players, for your next challenge" 🎶ding🎶)

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a good sailor will always return to the sea

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Into the mist of Mt. Rainier

elliothawkey

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wax seal stamp pngs ♡

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As , the United States, potentially heads into another forever war I can only think of this quote.

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@adelinejclose

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"yeah i'm a writer and i enjoy doing it as a hobby"