James Hazlett Foreman

That Was a Close One!

How I almost stopped writing. Forever! I tweeted this: I have invented many ways to torture myself. I am an expert at destroying my own self worth. In the span of one short afternoon, I can go from stellar mood to debilitating self-criticism. I am my own worst everything (enemy, critic, etc.). THE PARAGRAPH THAT […]

And Now, We Pivot

And Now, We Pivot I’m sorry if you like the old version of this newsletter. It’s dead and it’s not coming back. I did ten of them! That’s perfect. The Amazing Electric Ephemera lives on in archive form. I’m shifting this into something more personal, focused, and shorter, but also still entertaining. I have another […]

Pamphlet 10: “Name”

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” PAMPHLET NUMBER 10: NAME In modern American culture, names are assigned by our parents shortly after we’re born. We don’t get a say in it at first, but we can always change […]

Pamphlet 9: "The Moon"

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” PAMPHLET NUMBER 9: THE MOON The moon is a big, gray disk in the night sky that gets smaller and smaller until it looks like a clipped toenail right before disappearing completely. […]

Pamphlet 8: "Brain"

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” PAMPHLET NUMBER SEVEN: BRAIN If you know me, you know why I picked this noun to begin my first pamphlet in almost exactly a year (the last pamphlet was distributed on July […]

Pamphlet 7: "Coffee"

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” PAMPHLET NUMBER SIX: COFFEE The most important beverage in my life is one that I am also very addicted to. I get cranky headaches if I don’t have it. I’m grumpy before […]

Pamphlet 6: Food

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” PAMPHLET NUMBER SIX: FOOD This is the first issue of the new year, the sixth issue total and the first in a new series. I’m going to be trying some new things […]

BROADSIDE: "An Anniversary of Being Born"

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” BROADSIDE: AN ANNIVERSARY OF BEING BORN The term “broadside,” in the context of printing, comes from the pre-newspaper method of delivering information to the public. News was printed on a single side […]

Pamphlet 5: "Fire"

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” PAMPHLET NUMBER FIVE: FIRE Burn a log in a fireplace. The light and heat is a mirror of the activity on the surface of the sun. Energized oxygen locks into place with […]

Pamphlet 4: "Love"

⚡️Mr. Foreman’s Amazing Electric Ephemera⚡️ “Guaranteed to take no longer to be read than takes a single cup of coffee to be drunk.” PAMPHLET NUMBER FOUR: “LOVE” The word “love” can mean a lot of things, but there’s not enough room in this little letter to cover more than a few, or even more than […]