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Sep 15, 2021

The Pandemic Is Killing My Passion for My Profession

You might know me as a writer, musician, or minimalist, but by profession, I’m a college instructor, a teacher. I love teaching, always have and always will. However, my passion for my profession as a teacher has waned greatly throughout the pandemic. But it’s not just the pandemic to blame…

Education

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The Pandemic Is Killing My Passion for My Profession
The Pandemic Is Killing My Passion for My Profession

Sep 5, 2021

Risk

Here’s an example of what I’m writing on my new website. Short and simple essays about creativity, music, art, etc. This one is called: Risk In today’s world, we must be willing to take risks. Whether you decide to get the COVID-19 vaccine or not: risk. Your political stance and…

Art

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Sep 3, 2021

Night/Ride

Night Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night with words and ideas running through my head. Sometimes, they’re just there, and other times they come in a dream. In both cases, they are so powerful that I have no choice but to write them down. Writing can be…

Writing

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Night/Ride
Night/Ride

Aug 30, 2021

Disappointment

I’ve recently been making some changes online. I’m reducing my social media. I’m retiring four websites and replacing them with one new site, www.danstevenerickson.com. I’m editing my writing. I’m developing my writing skills and becoming a much more honest writer than I’ve ever been. I’m not dumb. I wasn’t born…

3 min read

Disappointment
Disappointment

Aug 26, 2021

True Minimalism

I’m making some life changes that have got me to thinking again about minimalism. First, I’m no stranger to the concept and the lifestyle. I blogged on the topic for five years at the all-but-dead blog, Hip Diggs. My experience blogging about minimalism led me to being one of its…

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True Minimalism
True Minimalism

Aug 19, 2021

My New Minimalist Website

My new website is up and running. No, the site isn’t about minimalism, but the design is minimalist in nature. I chose a StudioPress theme with beautiful typography. I’m staying away from stock photography. I’m keeping things simple. And it’s not really a blog. Okay, it’s a little more bloggy…

Writing

3 min read

My New Minimalist Website
My New Minimalist Website

Aug 14, 2021

I’m Done with Stock Photos on My Websites, Done.

You’ve all seen them. Most of us use them. Some even look pretty cool: stock photography. But as I develop a my new website, danstevenerickson.com, I’m going to swear off stock photos for good. I’m currently in the process of developing my new website: danstevenerickson.com. I’m doing something I’ve always…

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I’m Done with Stock Photos on My Websites, Done.
I’m Done with Stock Photos on My Websites, Done.

Aug 6, 2021

I’m Sorry but I Can’t Stop Writing: My Future on Medium

So, I quit blogging. It took me long enough to see that light, but sometimes light creeps in instead of coming on with a flash. Ironically enough, the fact that I quit “blogging” seems to be leading me to write more here at Medium. I still have four blogs. What…

Poetry

2 min read

I’m Sorry but I Can’t Stop Writing: My Future on Medium
I’m Sorry but I Can’t Stop Writing: My Future on Medium

Aug 6, 2021

My Poetic Values

as a former blogger, I see all the self-righteousness and moralizing posts come across my feed, and that’s why I’m a former blogger. they talk about core values and rules of conduct as if they’ve built a pedestal that sets them above, and I get it, they’re “professionals.” they need…

Poetry

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My Poetic Values
My Poetic Values

Aug 4, 2021

No One Clapped When I Wrote that I Was Giving Up Blogging?

Really, y’all love blogging so much? More likely the algorithms that rule the world kept you from seeing my last post, the one in which I swear off blogging, forever. So what the fuck am I doing now? On Medium? A blogging app? I’m writing. Blogging is a superficial, formulated…

Writing

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No One Clapped When I Wrote that I Was Giving Up Blogging?
No One Clapped When I Wrote that I Was Giving Up Blogging?
Dan Steven Erickson

Dan Steven Erickson

dad, word-slinger, songwriter, musician, teacher: danstevenerickson.com

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