Episode 38: Gifted Underachievers
The podcast for midlevel creatives with delusional ambitions
In this episode, Pat and James have a wide-ranging discussion with Gifted Achiever and author Richard Kelly Kemick. His most recent book—Hello, Horse—is a wonderfully unique collection of short stories that features a coterie of ghosts, nuns on ice, and an above average number of dogs while exploring the mirage of authenticity and the impact of decisions we make—for better or worse.
In a word, Richard is brilliant and funny (yes, I know, that was two words).
As but one example of Richard’s brilliance and his generosity with Gifted Underachievers, Richard said when pitching for grants have an idea, not an emotion. And when drafting a pitch begin by finishing this sentence: There’s an urgency to this project because. . .
There’s so much more and Pat and James actually grew—yes, GREW!—as a result of their conversation.
I'm taller for sure :D