# My Practice in 2022 & Beyond December 28, 2022 · creative-practice, personal-update Canonical: https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-practice-in-2022-beyond Originally published: https://mellogood.substack.com/p/my-practice-in-2022-and-beyond --- When I wrote [“My Practice in 2021 & Beyond”](https://mellogood.substack.com/p/my-practice-in-2021-and-beyond) , I thought I had a handle on things. I thought I knew how the next year would go. But in 2022 I quit my job, moved into my first apartment, started teaching at an art school, got covid, quit my job again, started teaching at a design school, etc etc etc. In 2023 I want to continue to court this chaos. I think I’m done thinking of my practice as this well-honed machine where each piece is an instrument playing in a grand symphony. My practice is more of a one-man band - each piece playing its own song with the occasional harmony. In 2023 I want to continue to make more noise than music. ### Graphic of the Year: Piet I created the first version of [Piet](https://www.romellogoodman.com/graphics/piet/) back in April and continue to be amazed by this little algorithm. The lack of complexity in the code when compared to the amount of outputs it creates is my favorite quality. ![](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/876f8541-51fd-4f79-1bb6-69ce226ced00/public) ### Book Superlatives of 2022* Most Likely to Reread - [Finna](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48984964-finna) Most Beautiful (Prettiest Prose) (Tie) - [Open Water](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53414230-open-water) + [On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41880609-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous) Most Likely to Brighten your Day (Tie) - [The House in the Cerulean Sea](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45047384-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea) + [A Thing Called Truth](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59562974-a-thing-called-truth) Most Likely to Break your Heart - [Stone Butch Blues](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139569.Stone_Butch_Blues) Best Plot Twist - [Attack on Titan](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20890543-attack-on-titan) Best Short Book (Tie) - [No One Is Talking About This](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53733106-no-one-is-talking-about-this) + [Red at the Bone](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43697186-red-at-the-bone) Best Dressed (Prettiest Cover) - [Kroma #2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74952886-kroma-by-de-felici-2?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=x6Zh8L8fKi&rank=1) Most Likely to be a Movie Star (Would make a good film adaptation) - [Open Water](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53414230-open-water) Most Surprising - [A Psalm for the Wild-Built](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077657-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built) & [A Prayer for the Crown-Shy](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40864030-a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy) Most Genre Defying (Tie) - [Step By Bloody Step](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60395814-step-by-bloody-step) + [No One Is Talking About This](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53733106-no-one-is-talking-about-this) Most Lovable (Appeals to the widest audience) - [Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow) Best Overall - [Blue Period 1 - 6](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37686647-1) *This idea was borrowed from [booktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@hngisreading/video/7179388402708729134?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7179388402708729134). ### Non-Book Stuff of the Year Podcast - Articles of Interest TV Show - Abbott Elementary Album - Smino - Luv 4 Rent Game - [Death's Door](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22600113/deaths-door-review-xbox-pc-devolver-dark-souls) Movie - Rocky Horror Picture Show **Newsletter - [I'm Fine I'm Fine Just Understand](https://www.imfineimfine.com/)** (The one recommendation that everyone should actually check out and subscribe to) -mello P.S. - A small thank you to you. I’ve written and read enough newsletters to know that they eventually become a slog so I appreciate you checking in from time to time. P.P.S - P.P.P.S - You should add me on [goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/39064213-romello-goodman). I love seeing what people are reading.