The Scribe
Where adventures begin.
In the Dark of Night – Part 21
A long, long time ago I made myself a promise. I promised that I would update The Quill on a regular basis. I told myself that no matter where my career would take me, I would make this site a…
In the Dark of Night – Part 20!
There are two essays which have molded my outlook as an author more than anything else I have ever read. The first is The Talent of the Room by Michael Ventura. I am abridging it in monstrous fashion, but he…
In the Dark of Night – Part 19
One year ago, to the day, I started writing In the Dark of Night. I hadn’t really expected it to last as long as it has. In all honesty it wasn’t really much more than an idea that I’d had…
In the Dark of Night – Part 18
A few weeks ago I finally realized what it will take for me to become an author: It’s gonna take longer than I want it to. I work full time with frequent mandatory overtime baked in. When I get home…
In the Dark of Night – Part 17
I got to celebrate a life entering our world yesterday. After all the death and darkness of the last year, I got to welcome a new passenger aboard this wonderful star-ship, Earth. A friend I’ve made at work just had…
In the Dark of Night – Part 16
Hi everyone! HOLY ALL THE EVERYTHING, we made it. President Joe Biden. Vice-President Kamala Harris. Man does it feel so freaking good to say those names with those honorifics. I had fears, especially after the January 6th Insurrection, that we…
In the Dark of Night – Part 15
Yesterday, January 14th of 2021, there were almost 4,000 deaths from COVID-19. We are a year into this pandemic, and the deadliest day was Tuesday. Of this week. It’s becoming hard to see anything past the innumerable lives ruined by…
In the Dark of Night – Part 14
I wanted to use this space to write about how much I’ve been struggling with my depression of late. I’ve had some time to mull it over and I think I’m going to skip that for now. I am not,…
In the Dark of Night – Part 13
This story post and all those that have come before it and will come after it are dedicated to Amanda Gay Barton-Bigley Wallace. She may not have been perfect, but she was everything that could ever have been asked of…
In the Dark of Night – Part 12
It happened. It actually freaking happened. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are now President-Elect and Vice-President-Elect, respectively. I cannot believe I have the privilege of typing that sentence. I started this website in the yesteryear of 2015. That might seem…