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,…
Wreathed in Smoke
Hey everyone. Wreathed in Smoke has now given me two firsts: First new story in some time and first re-posting in an even longer time. I generally own my mistakes. Good or bad, they are all there for you to…
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…
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…