In the Dark of Night – Best Halloween Ever
Hey everyone! Halloween is my favorite time of year. The sweaters, the cold weather, the downtick in allergens. Then there’s the holiday itself. I love to express myself. In Path of Exile, in Magic the Gathering, in my writing. I…
Wreathed in Smoke – Part 2
I might have been born in 1984, but in many respects it feels like my life didn’t get started until September 2nd, 2021. My mental health has become An Issue. In the shadow of COVID-19 and everything that it has…
In the Dark of Night – Part 22
If refusing to quit were a super-power, then I would be its Superman. Through countless trials, through all of life’s forgotten tribulations, I continue to plant myself in front of the keys. I write through a pandemic, through job loss,…
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…
A Realization Which Lifts A Burden
I’m going to do something that I rarely, if ever, do within these four HTML walls: I’m going to write about myself. Once you’re all done laughing about the fact that I literally write a preface sharing my life story…
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…