M.K. Hancock
@mkhancock.bsky.social
Author of Thriller “The Witch’s Spiral”
Editor of “The Creative Wayfinder’s Compass”
Writer, Painter, DIY Art Maker
Creative & Writing Coach
https://mkhancock.com/the-creative-wayfinders-compass-2/
Editor of “The Creative Wayfinder’s Compass”
Writer, Painter, DIY Art Maker
Creative & Writing Coach
https://mkhancock.com/the-creative-wayfinders-compass-2/
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I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost
I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost
Have you ever shared a piece of your creative self with a friend and walked away feeling smaller, foggier, and unsure of what just happened?
My first Substack post, and it's for anyone who has ever been told they are too much:
open.substack.com/pub/mkhancoc...
My first Substack post, and it's for anyone who has ever been told they are too much:
open.substack.com/pub/mkhancoc...
Creative People, Please Trust Your Gut About Your Friends
aka Why Other People’s Limits Aren’t Your Business as a Creative Person
open.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Have you ever shared a piece of your creative self with a friend and walked away feeling smaller, foggier, and unsure of what just happened?
My first Substack post, and it's for anyone who has ever been told they are too much:
open.substack.com/pub/mkhancoc...
My first Substack post, and it's for anyone who has ever been told they are too much:
open.substack.com/pub/mkhancoc...
“It says here on your astrological chart, libra sun, virgo moon, cancer rising, and the horse from Gumby?
“Pokey, yeah. That’s me.”
“Pokey, yeah. That’s me.”
March 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“It says here on your astrological chart, libra sun, virgo moon, cancer rising, and the horse from Gumby?
“Pokey, yeah. That’s me.”
“Pokey, yeah. That’s me.”
youtu.be/aiqbv-A9JKY?... obsessed
Dua Saleh - want | Live from Vevo Studios
YouTube video by DuaSalehVEVO
youtu.be
March 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
youtu.be/aiqbv-A9JKY?... obsessed
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Have a deep dive into creativity with experienced artists, music producers, writers and more with the 11 Questions Interview series I’m running on my blog. Free, no sign up required to read and there’s a new one each month. This month is @dtj.bsky.social:
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
11 Questions with David Thomas Jones: Indie Musician, Producer, Creative Thinker - M.K. Hancock
Indie musician and producer David Thomas Jones shares his creative philosophy on songwriting, music production, and embracing imperfection.
mkhancock.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Have a deep dive into creativity with experienced artists, music producers, writers and more with the 11 Questions Interview series I’m running on my blog. Free, no sign up required to read and there’s a new one each month. This month is @dtj.bsky.social:
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
Have a deep dive into creativity with experienced artists, music producers, writers and more with the 11 Questions Interview series I’m running on my blog. Free, no sign up required to read and there’s a new one each month. This month is @dtj.bsky.social:
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
11 Questions with David Thomas Jones: Indie Musician, Producer, Creative Thinker - M.K. Hancock
Indie musician and producer David Thomas Jones shares his creative philosophy on songwriting, music production, and embracing imperfection.
mkhancock.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Have a deep dive into creativity with experienced artists, music producers, writers and more with the 11 Questions Interview series I’m running on my blog. Free, no sign up required to read and there’s a new one each month. This month is @dtj.bsky.social:
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
mkhancock.com/2025/02/28/1...
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In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
Strength is not about defending comfort,denying history,context,or obvious manipulation. It’s about embracing growth even when it challenges us. Avoiding challenges is stagnation.
Silence, politeness, and unwillingness to challenge power enable exploitation and harm.
www.house.gov/representati...
Silence, politeness, and unwillingness to challenge power enable exploitation and harm.
www.house.gov/representati...
Find Your Representative | house.gov
www.house.gov
February 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Strength is not about defending comfort,denying history,context,or obvious manipulation. It’s about embracing growth even when it challenges us. Avoiding challenges is stagnation.
Silence, politeness, and unwillingness to challenge power enable exploitation and harm.
www.house.gov/representati...
Silence, politeness, and unwillingness to challenge power enable exploitation and harm.
www.house.gov/representati...
“Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.”
-Steven Wright
-Steven Wright
January 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
“Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.”
-Steven Wright
-Steven Wright
I just want to point out that Spice Melange is not vegan.
January 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I just want to point out that Spice Melange is not vegan.
Stay calm, stay collected, and call it as you see it. There will always be those who cling to excuses.
It’s both wasteful and exhausting to give your time and trust to those who endorse harmful behavior or play mindgames, whether that’s personal or political.
It’s both wasteful and exhausting to give your time and trust to those who endorse harmful behavior or play mindgames, whether that’s personal or political.
January 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Stay calm, stay collected, and call it as you see it. There will always be those who cling to excuses.
It’s both wasteful and exhausting to give your time and trust to those who endorse harmful behavior or play mindgames, whether that’s personal or political.
It’s both wasteful and exhausting to give your time and trust to those who endorse harmful behavior or play mindgames, whether that’s personal or political.
A wee bit of poetry for the romantic and space inclined among us
January 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
A wee bit of poetry for the romantic and space inclined among us
youtu.be/z84QdJlPpHE?... Happy holiday season folks. This performance did not go as planned at all, but it’s a great example of professionalism, improvisation, as well as honesty.
Patti LaBelle- Where My Background Singers?
YouTube video by Ryan Bloomquist
youtu.be
December 5, 2024 at 7:41 PM
youtu.be/z84QdJlPpHE?... Happy holiday season folks. This performance did not go as planned at all, but it’s a great example of professionalism, improvisation, as well as honesty.
I caught one of those life-affirmingly beautiful sunsets at a gas station parking lot
November 30, 2024 at 8:31 PM
I caught one of those life-affirmingly beautiful sunsets at a gas station parking lot
Regarding an inferior hotel pillow, my husband says, “it’s so shitty, they wouldn’t put it in a casket.”
November 14, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Regarding an inferior hotel pillow, my husband says, “it’s so shitty, they wouldn’t put it in a casket.”
Did you hear why they closed the red tape factory?
Turns out they never got approval to open
Turns out they never got approval to open
November 13, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Did you hear why they closed the red tape factory?
Turns out they never got approval to open
Turns out they never got approval to open
Gonna start a vegan restaurant called The Male Graze.
The maître d' will be your gym coach from high school who says “Be a man” instead of seating you.
Nothing is seasoned thoughtfully, but every dish is yelled at, and you get yelled at when it’s handed to you.
The maître d' will be your gym coach from high school who says “Be a man” instead of seating you.
Nothing is seasoned thoughtfully, but every dish is yelled at, and you get yelled at when it’s handed to you.
October 18, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Gonna start a vegan restaurant called The Male Graze.
The maître d' will be your gym coach from high school who says “Be a man” instead of seating you.
Nothing is seasoned thoughtfully, but every dish is yelled at, and you get yelled at when it’s handed to you.
The maître d' will be your gym coach from high school who says “Be a man” instead of seating you.
Nothing is seasoned thoughtfully, but every dish is yelled at, and you get yelled at when it’s handed to you.
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
Anaïs Nin
Anaïs Nin
October 12, 2024 at 9:20 PM
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
Anaïs Nin
Anaïs Nin
youtu.be/_RTAbAjfTes?... Willie Nelson did a Flaming Lips cover
Willie Nelson - Do You Realize??
YouTube video by WillieNelsonVEVO
youtu.be
September 25, 2024 at 2:34 AM
youtu.be/_RTAbAjfTes?... Willie Nelson did a Flaming Lips cover
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it’s sad reading like 14th century Christian theologians who spent an inordinate amount of time writing “OK there are exactly 3,892 demons and these are their names and these are their powers”… man, you would have loved Dragonball Z
September 27, 2023 at 8:32 PM
it’s sad reading like 14th century Christian theologians who spent an inordinate amount of time writing “OK there are exactly 3,892 demons and these are their names and these are their powers”… man, you would have loved Dragonball Z