Writing: An Enigmatic Paradox
Of the many words I am deeply fond of, there are two in particular that give me pause every time I come across them....
At Odds With Human Nature
Serious question: Have you ever written something and gone back a very long time later (looking for a specific pull quote) to reuse it...
If I’d Written A COVID Diary
The lede would have been, "Day 1: Dear Diary, what in the actual fuck?" While my brain was catching some z's last night, filing...
Her Name Is Beatrice
Since the dawn of humankind, certainly, no later than when we started praying to Gods (Sun, Moon, Stars, and so on), we have given...
A Blind Old Guy Walks Into A Bar…
...sits down and orders a shot of Jack and whatever cheap beer they have on tap. Dispensing with Jack, he takes a baby sip...
A Hermit Battery Recharge
I honestly can't say for sure why it is that I am drawn to bodies of water. Though not much of a believer in...
The Company We Keep
Technically, an essay worth its salt starts with an introductory paragraph intended to set the general tone for what follows in the body of...
The Coronapocalyptic Incursion On Furtive Living
I have always been a big fan of the word "furtive." For one thing, it just sounds cool. For another, its definition is related...
A Lovely Ride
All my life, I have been a "quotes" guy. What I mean by that is that whenever I come across just the right combination...
