View Post

Amuse-Bouche

In Life Reflections by Brad Wise

I remember the first time I was at a nice enough restaurant where the chef sent out an amuse-bouche (French for “it amuses the mouth”). It was such a surprising treat. The chef was giving us a tiny taste of …

View Post

A Fable on Character

In Creativity by Brad Wise

Retold by Nicholas T. Proferes in Film Directing Fundamentals. A frog was sitting by a river swollen by a recent flood, when a scorpion came up to him. “Mr. Frog, the river is much too wide for me to cross. Could …

View Post

The Hound is Blind

In Creativity by Brad Wise

The Hound (above) hates leashes. Even 21 ft. retractable ones. And ever since a toddler joined the mix, the speed of our nightly walks has changed from brisk to plodding. This frustrates the Hound. She wants to roam wild after …

View Post

Hum With Me

In Poetry by Brad Wise

my world is loud. a chaotic symphony. a stew of noise. i’m a glutton for babel. a junkie for acclaim. i’ve both soared and starved. felt rich then poor. but there have been moments… of unexpected respite. and melodic quiet. …

View Post

Cherry Headwind

In Creativity by Brad Wise

Every now and again I can feel my brain pathways getting overgrown with monotonous weeds and cobwebs. Too much scrolling through Instagram, Tumblr, news sites leaves my neurons foggy. So I have to go weed whacking. New paths need to …