time to invoke Jack Kerouac as my spirit guide, and here are some rules he laid down in support of his philosophy of writing, which he dubbed spontaneous prose: personal truth, spontaneity, and a deep connection with my own experiences […]
Jack Kerouac was a cool cat, at least in his prose. I adore him above all the other Beat Generation icons. His words speak directly to the soul of who I am. On the Road, a classic yes, but give […]
I finally finished Jack Kerouac’s Book of Sketches. The story goes that in 1951, Jack’s friend Ed White encouraged him to do like painters do and make sketches in the street but with words instead of paint. And so Kerouac […]