After a stressful end of April and early May, I tried to take a day off from work to decompress but found myself creating memes instead. Creative outlets have always been a stress reliever for me, and recently, I have … Continue reading →
The lack of a creative outlet wears on my well-being. Before the New Year, I’d created and published more than 25 original memes and nearly 20 Groverbs. Since then, I’ve admittedly neglected our Original Memes page, publishing only three new … Continue reading →
As mentioned, I desperately miss the creative outlets my past employment provided, and creating Original Memes a few times a month has not been enough. After creating my latest meme, I found myself writing this personal essay about the meme’s … Continue reading →
To help feed my need for more imaginative work, I recently created a set of memes for our Original Memes page, and the reward I felt made me want to produce more, so I added three memes to our Cannabis … Continue reading →
The one aspect I desperately miss from past employment is the creative outlet those jobs provided. Teaching writing, editing a literary magazine, and publishing anthologies offered nonstop engagement with art, artists, and the creative process. The lack of creative outlets … Continue reading →
Progress is difficult to measure when stuck in the daily grind of work. So every year, I look back at the work I have created to get a better frame of reference. One aspect of Illinois News Joint I didn’t … Continue reading →
I have created dozens and dozens of original memes for Illinois News Joint. Most of them get tossed in a “not good enough” folder and forgotten about. For the more than twenty memes (and growing number of Groverbs) that make … Continue reading →
Recently, I was told that “Cannabis is your religion” and though I took it as a compliment, it wasn’t intended to be. As mentioned in an early post, creating memes is my favorite part of publishing Illinois News Joint, because … Continue reading →
When asked what is my favorite part of publishing Illinois News Joint, I usually answer the connections with the cannabis community and the overall perks (which are better than any other job I’ve ever had). But the one aspect of … Continue reading →
As part of our effort inspire and entertain registered patients to grow their own medicine, Illinois News Joint is back with a new set of Groverbs. Our Cannabis Groverbs are tongue-and-cheek adaptations of famous proverbs from around the world.
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