52 Projects: Random Acts of Everyday Creativity - Inspire Your Next Creative Endeavor

Jeffrey Yamaguchi extends an invitation to indulge one's inner artist by committing yourself to one creative project a week for 52 weeks. 52 Projects chronicles the author's artistic journey over the course of one year and how it changed his life-and also offers 52 jumping-off points for the reader's own creative inspiration: - Frame a picture you've drawn, painted, or photographed-and hang it up in a public environment - Write the story of why you moved to the city in which you currently live - Ask your grandparents to tell you their stories-and document them - Create something while your laundry is washing and drying - Make the perfect margarita-and drink it - Send a friend a Chinese take-out menu and chopsticks - Stay up all night-and make the most of it At the age of 26, Jeffrey Yamaguchi quit his job, threw himself a retirement party, and believed that he could make a living publishing zines. It didn't work out, but he continues to dream the dream. Jeffrey's books include 52 Projects, Working for the Man, Anya Chases Down the End, and Body of Water. His stories, poems, photography, and short films have been published in many literary journals, including Okay Donkey, Kissing Dynamite, Back Patio Press, X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, Honey & Lime, Spork Press, Vamp Cat Magazine, Nightingale & Sparrow, Black Bough Poetry, and the Atticus Review.