It was a fantastically drawn image of The Batman, done up in the truly fantastic retro/modern mix done up in shades that some (1) have, apparently, dubbed "dark deco". Think bold outlines and simplified forms. He's pointing out through the fourth wall, jaw set, eyes narrowed. The copy reads: "Quit procrastinating. Work on your art."
And it is not simply because Ms. Bohemian has had a piece published in Creative Nonfiction about her homeboy Samuel Pepys.
It's not even because her fondness for links makes doing a post like this one so darn easy and blushingly interactive.
No, I'm writing this because La Fille Bohemian sent this tremendously ass-kicking Valentine to creativity within a day of having a piece on Pepys published in Creative Nonfiction because, honestly, she's one of the hardest working women of letters I happen to know.
I have a number of folks in my life who are experiencing great successes right now and it's kind of inspiring.
Okay, it's also sometimes envy inducing and self-esteem battering...which is why I'm also going to give a shout out to Maura Kelly and her piece "Writer Envy: Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster" (2) in this month's Poet's & Writers magazine.
But mostly it's exciting to look around and realize that -- with all the anger and rhetoric and general piles of bogusosity flying about -- you're surrounded by incredible, talented, lovely people.
And that's the truth. *thrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppppppppppp*
1. By which I mean those folks that contribute to Wikipedia entries.
2. That won't actually take you to the full article. What can I say, somebody's got to get their bill's paid, eh?
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