Category Archives: writing

Thanks to UEN’s Homeroom Podcast!

Posted on 2022/10/24 by Steve Capone

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the crew at the UEN (Utah Education Network) Homeroom Podcast. We recorded early October, and the pod went live in mid-October. It was a blast! Before the mic was even on, we connected … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam, my best friend

Posted on 2021/05/26 by Steve Capone

Grown men don’t usually refer to their friends as “best friends”. We have friends, buddies, pals, associates, peers, and even bros – but most of us left the tag “best friends” back in grade school. I met John in 2006. … Continue reading →

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Writing Exercise: Visiting a Painting in the Art Institute of Chicago

Posted on 2020/12/24 by Steve Capone

“The room is quiet, and it seems quiet even when compared to a library. You hear the soft padding and occasional squeaking of rubber soles on parquet floors, a pencil shading grey-and-black trees on a sketchpad, and the moving air in the HVAC ductwork high overhead.” Continue reading →

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Writing Exercise: “Autumn in a Pittsburgh Suburb” (Sense of Place)

Posted on 2020/12/24 by Steve Capone

“… [H]e could start up his coal business again. He’d heard someone call it “black gold” – or maybe that was oil? The hill was chock full of it, anyhow. That was it. He would dig for coal.” Continue reading →

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Exercise: Begin a Story – “Strange Lands”

Posted on 2020/12/24 by Steve Capone

“It’s time to go, and I get up to find my bag. The people in the rows around me are muddling along just as I am. Despite this, I am obsessed with the idea that I’m not moving fast enough, and that they all hate me for my incompetence as an international traveler.” Continue reading →

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