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…
In the Dark of Night – Part 11
Politics now dominate the blog portions of my posts because 2020 is really happening and I cannot and will not turn a blind eye to such degradations. However, even in the civility-starved blasted hellscape that used to be our political…
In the Dark of Night – Part 10
I’ve finally figured out why this year will haunt my nightmares forever. It’s not that people have died. People die every year. It’s not that politicians are lying. They lie every day. It’s not that the President is being himself.…
In the Dark of Night – Part 9
I know that previously I indicated this space was reserved for political discussions, but we’re going to take a brief detour. I have a new job! I start September 13th. I am overjoyed. To let you know why I am…
In the Dark of Night – Part 8
Jim Gaffigan broke last night. Not just a little, either. Jim Gaffigan broke last night, and in doing so I finally saw my pain realized. All the swallowed comments, all the tamped down politics, bursting forth in one righteous tirade…
In the Dark of Night – Part 7
I managed to finish a project last week. Not a blog post. Not even a Medium post. No, it was an honest to goodness story. One that will be released in a publication. One that will begin the process of…
Voice of War by Zack Argyle
“Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations When this book was first recommended to me, I admit I was a bit trepidatious. Epic-scale…