The Strongest Bond of All | Issue 46 | Because We Can
July is Disability Pride Month, coinciding with the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990.
Because We Can
A monthly motivational newsletter about creativity for creative people.
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Imaginative, Thoughtful & Imperfectly Human
To be human is to be imperfect, but it’s these choices and sometimes strange components we hand-crafted with our own thoughts, feelings, and ideas that connect us to other creators and readers around us. It’s what makes us fallible, and more importantly, vulnerable.
Monet, Van Gogh, and the Drive to Keep Creating
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The Authenticity of Love & Character
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It's Going To Be Beautiful
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Complacency, A Living Death
First, A Nightmare
Art is Rebellion
Art is rebellion, and in 2026, rebellion is in vogue. We need to steal back our time, to use our hands, minds, and creativity to fill our souls. Ultimately, we need to push back against AI slop and algorithms that want to hijack our emotions.
The Empathy Machine
A couple of weeks back, my wife and I braved the cold and snow on a Sunday night to catch a rare, 35mm screening of the 1944 classic, The Curse of the Cat People. The film is the sequel to the classic horror film Cat People, and it’s the directorial debut of one of my favorite directors, Robert Wise.
Re: Your Call to Action
Finding your resolve to create in a time of crisis. It may not feel like it, but now is your moment. When we look around at the horrors of the world, it probably feels pointless to sit at our desks and write or take that evening to reflect and create something, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Creating When the World is Full of Darkness
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