Reading Time: < 1 minute Stephen King, talking about short stories, said, “a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.” I don’t know much about kisses. I don’t do that on a regular basis. But I know short stories, and the fleeting feeling some of them give you at times. The Novel is like … Read moreA Kiss In The Dark From A Stranger
Reading Time: 2 minutes Life has a funny way to give you the middle finger sometimes. I was driving up to my house one day after having eaten breakfast at my favorite restaurant, when I see what looked like bird shit on the windshield, carefully crafted into what resembled a hand with its middle finger up, staring back at … Read moreI Am Back
Reading Time: 2 minutes I like that feeling when I hit the metaphorical wall of writing. It happens. Once upon a time, when I thought I was God’s special dingleberry, I would just believe in myself and move on. That’s pretty much what we are taught to do, right? However, the older I get, the concept of ‘myself’ becomes … Read moreI Have Limits
Reading Time: 2 minutes January should be a free-month trial, a time when people shopping for new year’s resolutions get to try on the new habits and promises they made to themselves. If by February First they woke up and have automatically developed a routine, then voila! You are officially not a quitter! I woke up today realizing I … Read moreFarewell January