When you tell every kid they’re special, give them a participation trophy, and provide instant access to immeasurable information with unlimited shots of endorphins — people tend to develop quite the complex. Myself included. I am evolved and smart. I have found thirty-eight articles and seventeen studies to showcase why…

The allergens invaded Mark’s immune system with every sniff of air. The trees finally covered their naked branches. The birds chirped, the dogs barked, and the bugs swarmed. Engines purred and terrible music exploded down the streets. The first warm day of the year. It was always Mark’s favorite. But…

For the longest time I believed so many lies. After each major accomplishment in my life, no matter how big or small, it felt hollow. Always. Graduations, promotions, raises, awards… it felt good in the moment, the ego got a nice boost, but the happiness was fleeting. It would quickly…

Writers write. That’s all there is to it. Fingers pounding away on the keys. A pen gracefully transforming a blank page into words. There’s no secret. No shortcuts. It doesn’t matter how many years one spent learning about writing in school. Because no amount of education teaches someone how to write. Only writing does. And the more…

I bit off more than I could chew. This isn’t the first time I’ve done this. It won’t be the last either. I wanted to publish my second novel Once Upon a Subway on September 5, 2022, but it’s not gonna happen. Over zealous. Excited. I published one book, I…

In case you haven’t noticed, our American democracy isn’t really run by the people for the people. Unless you count American oligarchs, corporate interests, and scum-sucking lobbyists as people. What else would you call a country where its politicians are twelve times richer than the population they rule? …

Damn. It’s been a minute. Nope a month. And some change. Didn’t mean to go that long between writing posts. Sure, I was dealing with some pretty heavy stuff, but that doesn’t matter. If you’re not producing, you’re a loser. That’s the American way. It’s not a wrong way to…

As a kid, snow meant no school and frolicking all day in white powder. As an adult, it meant a stressful catastrophe. I could never afford a snow-capable vehicle, like a truck or SUV, which made adult snow days even more hellish for me. It didn’t matter if conditions were…

The Academy Talks of Progressivism, But Their Actions Tell A Different Story — Update on March 29, 2022: I published this post before Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock. I honestly didn’t think the Academy Awards could do much worse than what they pulled last year (see below), but here we are. As for the Oscars this year, it was a disgrace. Again. A…