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“Postcards from the Shelter!” by Richard F. Yates

At one time, people who found themselves with significant distances between each other had to communicate by getting these magical pieces of paper (inscribed with odd, cryptic symbols) into the hands of agile couriers, who would transport these “LETTERS,” physically, to the intended recipient (or some other lucky individual, like a historian, professor, or museumContinue reading ““Postcards from the Shelter!” by Richard F. Yates”

“Shelter at Home!” (A Show to Help You Get Through Quarantine)

Hey folks! It’s been too long since I posted, so I’m going to do some BACK TRACKING! In THIS post, I’m going to share the audio show that my wife, Mariah Yates, and I have been recording since the lockdown started. The MOTIVATION behind creating this was to give our family and friends a tasteContinue reading ““Shelter at Home!” (A Show to Help You Get Through Quarantine)”

“Hive is Alive!” by rICHARD f. yATES

Hey Folks! You know how I’ve been going on and on for the last YEAR about this cool, exciting blockchain based social platform, called STEEMIT, and how I said it was awesome, and you could make crypto currency just for posting your drawings and photos and stories and blog posts and poems and stuff there?Continue reading ““Hive is Alive!” by rICHARD f. yATES”

“Is There Any Value In ‘BAD’ Art?” by Richard F. Yates

[This piece was originally posted, 11 Mar. 2020, on the Steem Blockchain, because my BLOG there is my main gig. HOWEVER, because I’m all about SHARING, I thought I’d let you non-Steem folks have a look, too! ALSO—Steem is fracturing at the moment, and a new thing is coming this Friday; a large portion of the SteemContinue reading ““Is There Any Value In ‘BAD’ Art?” by Richard F. Yates”

“Arting with the Grandkid” by Richard F. Yates

[This piece was originally posted, 9 Mar. 2020, on the Steem Blockchain, because my BLOG there is my main gig. HOWEVER, because I’m all about SHARING, I thought I’d let you non-Steem folks have a look, too! ALSO—Steem is fracturing at the moment, and a new thing is coming this Friday; a large portion of the SteemContinue reading ““Arting with the Grandkid” by Richard F. Yates”

“Crypto Art (Because I’m a Believer)” by Richard F. Yates

[This piece was originally posted, 4 Mar. 2020, on the Steem Blockchain, because my BLOG there is my main gig. HOWEVER, because I’m all about SHARING, I thought I’d let you non-Steem folks have a look, too! ALSO—Steem is fracturing at the moment, and a new thing is coming this Friday; a large portion of the SteemContinue reading ““Crypto Art (Because I’m a Believer)” by Richard F. Yates”

“That’s so CRYPTIC! (New Crypto Art!!!)” by Richard F. Yates

[This piece was originally posted, 8 Mar. 2020, on the Steem Blockchain, because my BLOG there is my main gig. HOWEVER, because I’m all about SHARING, I thought I’d let you non-Steem folks have a look, too! ALSO—Steem is fracturing at the moment, and a new thing is coming this Friday; a large portion ofContinue reading ““That’s so CRYPTIC! (New Crypto Art!!!)” by Richard F. Yates”