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About Me

About me: I am a 57 year old male an artist, author, teacher, poet, festival promoter ( my ist list) I am pro gay rights activist,(bi by nature) an atheist, humanist, naturalist and vegetarian I have lived 40 years with out a TV in my home. I live in Southwest michigan with my faithful dog Doc where I host festivals on my farm. www.michiganpeacefest.com I have a signifcant other who lives near by and her name is Lin. I love to carve stone, gardening playing music (flute and harmonica) sculpting with wood metal stone clay..... you name it. I worked as a mime and clown/comedian for many years I have (by 2010) 10 books publish 6 through a publishing comany 4 self published. I make and teach the art of building rustic furniture. my main websites are www.bimwillow.com www.rusticfurnituremakers.com

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My Blog

desert highways

Driving down desert highways I wrestle with complacency .. ..I seek to rest from the roadA place to relieve the overload.. ..Seeds of thought dormant layWaiting for such a day .. ..Pen bleeds my soul...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:41:00 GMT

Painting with words

Painting with Words By Bim WillowI pick up my pen as my brush, words as my paint, and paper as my clean fresh canvas.  I seek to create a new world where the soul of the reader can separate self from ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:38:00 GMT

Passion

Without passion in our lives we don't have much of a life. Lust for wanting is passion. Once we get what we thought we wanted we are often let down. The real pleasure in life is the journey not the de...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Staring with closed eyes

Dedicated to Rick O Shea Staring a long time at the clock on the wall I close my eyes. In my minds eye I still see the roundness of the clock in a silhouette image. The second hand ticking off the se...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:21:00 GMT

I hate vegetables

For vegetarins who take themselves too serious I hate vegetables and take great pleasure in killing them. Uprooting or plucking them and eating their reproductive organs. I cut and slice them up into ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:56:00 GMT

Fat American

Fat American More is better don't settle for less Take the best leave the rest. You got yourself into this mess When you bite off more than you can chew, So what do you do You lose control You swall...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:49:00 GMT

Dust

Dust  To stop and contemplate dust Am I any more or less significant? Today I slowed down to watch dust dance in a sunbeam Like an asteroid belt in the galaxy of my room How vast my room must ...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:23:00 GMT

A cold damp fall day

A cold and damp fall day As if to rain at any time Clouds of insecurity shadow me Thundering echoes of my short comings  I can not be all of what anyone wants be to be Without loosing sight of w...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:10:00 GMT

The Moral Atheist

The Moral Atheist  By Bim Willow              I have grown tired of hearing that as an atheist I have no morals, or ethics, that don't belie...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:28:00 GMT

A Good Life

A Good life By Bim Willow  12/02/08 I woke up today with these thoughts on my mind; ·        Self acceptance ·        Acc...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:34:00 GMT