The Creative Underground Podcast

This is a *dramatic* reading of a short story in my 3rd Book (a short story collection): "WRITING AS A FIRST COMMANDMENT VIOLATION" COMING THIS SUMMER. Dropping on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CMW71JC?binding=paperback&qid=1649328722&sr=8-1&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk . . . Enjoy some background on the book, with the reading to follow, all in preparation for the release of my new book (Book #3) --- title and subject matter yet to be announced. -- Find More Art, Design, Stories: www.nickshermandesign.com Instagram for : @nickshermancreative Substack: https://thecreativebrief.substack.com

BEFORE YOU LISTEN TO THIS - do yourself a favor and draw the following objects on a piece of paper: -a cube - flowers - a horse - a ladder - a storm - arrange all of these in the desert. ***This will greatly improve your experience!*** — This is a *dramatic* reading of my 2nd Book, HOW TO START A CREATIVE CULT. Get a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CMW71JC?binding=paperback&qid=1649328722&sr=8-1&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk . . . Enjoy some background on the book, with the reading to follow, all in preparation for the release of Book #3 --- title and subject matter yet to be announced. -- Find More Art, Design, Stories: www.nickshermandesign.com Instagram for : @nickshermancreative Substack: https://thecreativebrief.substack.com

A *dramatic* reading of my 1st novella, DEAD END JOB: The tragic story of an artist who will never leave his soul crushing day job...ever. Released in early 2021. Get a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/DEAD-END-JOB-TRAGIC-ARTIST/dp/B08TFW4W8C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HEUYVF56R6UR&keywords=Nickolas+Sherman&qid=1649328722&sprefix=nickolas+sherman%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1#customerReviews Enjoy some background on the book, with the reading to follow, all in preparation for the release of Book #3 --- title and subject matter yet to be announced. -- Find More Art, Design, Stories: www.nickshermandesign.com Instagram for : @nickshermancreative Substack: https://thecreativebrief.substack.com

Taken from Creative Brief #078 -- (thecreativebrief.substack.com) -- Discussing Presuppositionalism, the maddening and yet inescapable Frame of Reason, old Saint Socrates, and how this relates to The Truth. -- www.nickshermandesign.com -- @nickshermancreative

Ryan and Audrey talk marketing, marriage, their experience starting a business in scioto County, their faith at Grace Community Church---I try to get Ryan to declassify alien information from the Navy (he declines). Thankful to know and work with these guys! Find them on Social: @_appalachianmarketing @_localhappenings ---- Find more from the Host: @nickshermancreative www.nickshermandesign.com

Connor Sherman, twin brother of mine and the great and powerful art wizard of The Glockner Auto (@comebackcitykid) ! --- Connor taking us through: how to sell a car -- The 5:30am PSKC empire -- his current role at Glockner Auto -- what art is to him -- how you can't have a mission without margin -- why he started a podcast (@locallegendspod) for a Car Dealership -- what an NFT is (what blockchain is) -- how he can't provide any financial advice of yes or no for crypto -- what it means for him that he can tell our granddad's story -- what he wants his kids to know about the legacy -- and what that feeling is about Portsmouth that he still feels today.

Nick Sherman shares 3 main reasons why he writes: 1.) Immersive Play 2.) Understanding 3.) To Tell a Good Story--- "RULE: The Best Story Wins--- In the final analysis, the greatest story, that reveals most honestly truth and beauty in our grand narrative of life — this kind of story will win the hearts of the world. Or if it doesn't, it will at the very least ring true in eternity."

Audience Disclaimer (for the kids): PG-13: mild language, a pretty deep conversation about psychedelics, a mild sexual reference, issues of life and death and eternity -- this a very real conversation in real life ladies and gentlemen. Noah Colley is a Portsmouth, Ohio based musician who achieved a vocal performance degree at Morehead State University, just released an EP: "We The Water" -- part 1 of a 3 part project, available on all platforms. Follow @noahcolleymusic for more artistry of his. In this episode Nick and Noah discuss their life altering Twin Peaks moments, the development of musical interest in childhood, 3 exploding computers, sleeping on the floor on the piano room, mushrooms (?), why Christ appears as an archetypal theme in the new EP, How Noah made his first EP (process, process, process), and where we think all this art and music and beauty ends up after we die.

Written by Nick Sherman Original Music / Audio by Noah Colley (@noahcolleymusic) This episode is an attempt at answering the most fundamental question to this Podcast.... What is The Creative Underground? Nick explains how The Creative Underground first revealed themselves, what The Creative Underground is, where it is, what not to do if you don't want to upset them, why The Hero must suffer to transform, examples of heroes suffering and transforming, speculation of where this is all headed eschatologically, and what the meaning of life might be...Episode 1 everybody! Follow: @nickshermancreative Author of: Tragic Artist Stories Art, Design, Strories: www.nickshermandesign.com

---Solo Episode with Host Nick Sherman--- THE ETERNAL PROCESS IN 3 STEPS: Fall from Garden --> Transformation through repentance, suffering, courage --> Great Glory in the new Garden ---TOPICS COVERED: ---THE CREATIVE PROCESS as commonly understood ---PROCESS ART ---SUFFERING ---HOW YOU & EVERYTHING ARE A PROCESS ----THE ETERNAL PROCESS LEADING TO HEAVEN OR HELL