Vernon is back, now at Beats Per Minute:
Outside my professional life, I try to define the world around me through photography, drawing, and painting; and through poetry, prose, and sometimes seemingly senseless ramblings. I love to write and as my web log evolves, I’m discovering that a lot of the more creative entries are becoming ideas or story-starters for actual finished works. Other than a short story that was published in the early 90s, I’m not published anywhere else. I may decide to change that situation, but it isn’t important to me at this point in my life. I’m happy just recording some of those thoughts on this site.
In response to a common question I’ve been asked since starting Beats Per Minute, my first blog was titled Ei Baa Hashne’ (I’ll Tell You About It). I started that site in February of 2002 when I first discovered blogging. The site was featured in USA Today in July 2003. As expected, I raced out and grabbed several copies of that edition to memorialize my fifteen minutes of fame. The publicity was both a godsend and believe it or not, it was also a burden. I ended that project around March of this year for several reasons, but mostly, I felt that it was time to move on.
I grew up on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and I currently live in New Orleans, Louisiana. Beats Per Minute reflects my experiences in these two culturally rich parts of the country.
Thanks Jess.