The Four Energies ⚡

In this week's newsletter: identifying your creative energies, the magic of October, and more...

In this week's newsletter: identifying creative energies, the magic of October, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:  October is my favorite month. Every night we watch a spooky old black and white movie (I follow @nitratediva for recommendations) and then I read a spooky short story before bed. (Two years ago it was Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man and two years before that it was Lufcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Stories. This year I'm either going to go with The Haunted Looking Glass or I'm going to re-read the classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark to figure out which ones I might be able to read to my kids before bed.)   This week I re-read John Cheever's "The Swimmer" (spookier than I remembered!) and right afterwards I started Sally Rooney's Beautiful World, Where Are You? I was a bit surprised by how smooth the transition was between the two, and then the next morning I listened to novelist Anne Enright read "The Swimmer" in her Irish accent, and I felt like it unlocked something...   Being a writer (or an artist) is "a perpetual act of self-authorization."    Four energies that fuel creative work: "Blissed, blessed, pissed, and dissed."   Illustrator and pal Wendy MacNaughton on giving her TED Talk.   Some of the best TV writing I've read in a while: "Why Is Every Young Person in America Watching 'The Sopranos'?"   Comedian Joe Mande embroiders baseball caps.   A slam-dunk viewing from last week's pizza night: Kiki's Delivery Service. Just a wonderful movie. My boys liked it way more than My Neighbor Totoro. (I bought them the novel.)   If a book can be summarized, is it worth reading?   Assignment for the weekend: Rewinding your attention. Thanks for reading. This newsletter is free, but not cheap. You can help it keep going: forward it to someone who'd like it, read my books, shop for some of my favorite gear (I get a cut), buy a t-shirt, or hire me to speak. If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can read previous issues and subscribe here. xoxo,  Austin PS. Forbes recently said my book Keep Going was "built for the pandemic, despite being released in 2019, a year before the lockdown." Check it out if you haven't or if you know someone who could use it: Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2021 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 1101 W 34th St Box #102 Austin, TX 78705 Please read this before sending me snail mail! You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives. Support your local bookstore if you have one.