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51 posts by TweakUnique — essays on filmmaking, songwriting, poetry, and the creative life.
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I walk into a bookstore
I walk into a book store; the pages start to eye me the tales in these texts never fail to surprise me! What will I learn from the writings of the past? Magical inscriptions are how their spells were cast. Tell me now,…
The Lord of the 1 Copy of CatOwl
Giving away The 1 Copy of CatOwl to David Sedaris felt like sacrificing my queen. Afterward, at a bar called The Blue Duck, I pensively ordered 3 drinks: a club soda, a Coca-Cola, and a shot of tequila. CatOwl is a…
Printer Math
I accidentally had to do some abstract mental mathematics today when I needed to print my Life Story Poem script double-sided. In retrospect, the solution was obvious, though getting there required passing through a…
Is This How Andrew Guthrie Dies?
Hear me read this story out loud: https://youtu.be/lKMfbOJP54g?si=7fbh1PviWqz2YXS0 I asked myself, “Is this how Andrew Guthrie dies?” Yes. – A few months ago, my acquaintance - who I’ll call Larpio - invited me to try…
Howie
Under the Sea, Prince Ail, Friend Like Me, and Beauty and The Beast Little Shop of Horrors, A Whole New World, Be Our Guest and Part of Your World Were songs by a lyricist named Howie who's lyrics connected like magic…
TweakUnique, the Rapgician
On November 15th, 2025, at 7 PM, I will be performing at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, CT. It will feature: Harp Performance Harp Performance Freestyle Rapping (similar to my TikTok content @rapgician) Freestyle…
MusicVideoAThon 1 - script and video links
On November 8th, 2024 - Tweaked Productions presented the first VideoAThon at The Golden Owl - we watched 21 music videos together. Robin Hood The next song was written by a gay man who wanted to be part of our world…
The Algorithm of Your Life
The Algorithm of Your Life is somewhat under your control. If you stop eating you will lose weight. If you eat, you might continue to live. Everyone who lived eventually died. But death may not be inevitable - if, say,…
Celebraphobia
Today, I realized my fear of becoming famous is getting in the way of my progress. Recently, while updating the TweakedProductions.com shop, I realized my own picture was missing from the mobile 'about' section. Here's…
Your Life Could Be So Much Better, With Only a Little Bit of Effort
The last few weeks were defined by my dust mite allergy. Maybe you are allergic to dust mites too, or there is some other long-term irritation in your life. 2 years ago I got myself tested for allergies. They placed a…
The True Price of an Advertising Scam
The lesson: beware a cheap price tag as it may cost you reputation as well as money. Recently, I decided to give Fiverr a try in hiring a marketing expert. Since I had positive experiences with hiring illustrators on…
Alexander Technique Makes You Hotter. And: A Better Musician.
Unless you have pristine posture already. With a balanced spine, your: face will relax in ways it never has face will relax in ways it never has speech will be clearer speech will be clearer body will stand taller body…
Dancing With a Dog!
Woof! Why does the internet love cats so much? Dog lovers, it's time we make our comeback! Play this and Dance with your dog! https://youtu.be/c0Yg8aZB8xQ Love, Every puppy looking up at awooooo! P.S. Tag your videos…
Tweak the World
In 2018, I quit my software job to start Tweaked Productions and create the music video: Rapgician . Rapgician challenges individuals to confront their truths for potential enlightenment. Ultimately, promoting a better…
Warrior
Warrior
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
That one was at 1, and this one at noon
That one was at 1, and this one at noon
Mystery Deep Ends
Talking faces talking heads babel on like they need bread Horror stories chilling gust rampant drunken pumped up lust. Muster strength and focus training your practices need no explaining inner talent vibrant growth…
Ion
Constant streams of stimulation Distract me off my situation Fill my presence, conversation Avoidant growth, maturation Concert hall; Grand Distraction Music Bliss: Band in Action Catherdral people; mass inaction Lunar…
We Live in Peace - Spread Ignorance Reach
In the most pleasant of moments pauses in existence frozen with warmth un-crumpled un-torn a torrent of triumph steadfast and enough peaches and cinnamon Baileys wish mints misled mistokes fiction contradicton held…
Step 1
Step 1 to do, oh wait that's 2 back track a lap then follow through it's complete and all is done oh wait no, so back to one which was none - a moment ago I borked this up, oh no, oh no Could I, should I bother back? My…
Complicated. Comprehend?
Finish this and pump it down Energy to slice 'em down horrid roses droves and droves graves for plants in rotten groves pump me full of plenty food awake me a stuffed happy dude never touching other people plenty bodies…
One Thing Something Undefinable
episodic paranoia differential partial glow cheese me please it expectation realization one thing something undefinable
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