jim gray
founder at graybeard management-artist management/relations, +digital shenanigans at @artspeakdesign
December Sixth
Patch had a few tricks of his own. He knew the real name of the man living in Apartment F to be Aaron Sutherland. Sutherland was a man who…
December Fifth
After the confrontation with the figure outside of his apartment, he sat in silence thinking about all that had happened since he started…
December Fourth
He came home just after midnight. The dimly lit apartment complex was quiet and cold. As he made a right hand turn a figure dressed in…
December Third
Some memories around Christmas were powerful for him. When he pictured them he had the sensation that they were in the room. One such…
December Second
He liked this particular grocery store as it seemed to have everything he needed in one place. These days, living in his apartment was a…
December First
30 days notice. He paid the rent and he paid the amount due to break his lease. “So you are moving out?” Asked the young gal in the…
Growing Hope in Cotuí
As the Dominicans held the seed packets; the tomato, pepper, cucumber, and flower seeds in their hands, I could literally feel their hope. As they planted these seeds in the newly prepared soil, I felt their hope for the vegetables these seeds would bring,
Civil War Feelings
Grey-beards Weaponized Starved Tired Displaced Hunted Outnumbered No compass Unfamiliar territory No news from home Caught in an…
Stories & Songs
I was frozen I couldn’t move The river of dreams Stopped But then I heard Music Beautiful Moving Redemptive And my heart leaped In…
ar·che·type
His father was the archetype A mythological symbol A re-occurring motif Of a mythology of manhood
AdviceToWriters - Advice to Writers - Talent and Time Are A Writer's…
Beyond imagination and insight, the most important component of talent is perseverance—t...
Let's hear it for the teachers!
Happy Monday, friend! You might have seen the bumper sticker that says, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” Well, this week we’re sharing some inspirational teacher stories, because October 5th…
The Pass – Jim Gray
I visit the healer for a cure for my wound. She listens to my story. She ponders my loss. She suggests a path. A path towards a new…
Finding New Navigation in Life
I have been through a lot of new changes in the past year. Some good and some have been harder than others and one, in particular, left me stranded in my thoughts, spiritual life and just lost in g…