It’s Time to be a Tender of Words Once More
“A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.” – Liberty Hyde Bailey I haven’t been a good gardner of late. It’s…
The Ricky Bobby Summertime of the Soul
In Talladega Nights, Will Farrell played Ricky Bobby, a man whose habits trended to the absurd. One of them, a comedic gem of the highest quality, was the fact that Ricky Bobby never knew what to do with his hands…
The Good, The Bad, and The Future
*blows off profuse layer of dust* Let’s get down to business. Peak is over. Second peak has begun. Unlike second breakfast, it will be neither delicious nor enjoyable. Some things can’t be helped. I would like to take more time…
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,…
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 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…
Before it is Anything Else, Writing is Work
I started writing with the absolute certainty that I would earn both fame and fortune. Such fantastic visions of success were only possible because of my blithering ignorance, of course For three years now, life and the publishing industry have…
Eating Healthy on a Budget Costs Time Instead of Money
Eating healthy is almost as daunting as it is expensive. Walk into any Whole Foods and cruise the aisles for a few minutes. It won’t be long until you fully appreciate the wry humor of their second name, ‘Whole Paycheck…
An Ounce of Foresight is Worth a Pound of Exhaustion
I lost my story post last week due to an errant keystroke. One finger, pressed down at the wrong time over the wrong key, cost me hours of work and the sleep I sacrificed for it. Hundreds upon hundreds of…